Name:
Richard G. Hensley
Rank:
Technical Sergeant
Serial Number:
6569055
Unit:
324th Bomber Squadron, 91st Bomb Group, Heavy
Date of Death:
1943-12-31
State:
Washington
Cemetery:
Brittany American Cemetery, Montjoie Saint Martin, France
Plot:
G
Row:
14
Grave:
1
Decoration:
Air Medal, Purple Heart
Comments:
Richard G. Hensley was born on January 11, 1921, in Tremonton, Utah. He served in the 324th Bomber Squadron, 91st Bomber Group, during World War II.
On December 31, 1943, as a Mechanic of the B-17 #42-29895 'The Black Swan,' he and his crew took off from Station 121 airfield in Bassingbourn, England, on a raid mission between Bordeaux and Cognac, France. Their plane was shot down by flak and by enemy fighters in the early afternoon. TSgt Hensley and the pilot were killed by shrapnel. The other members evacuated the aircraft by parachute.
TSgt Hensley is now buried in the Brittany American Cemetery, Montjoie Saint Martin, France.
Source of information: francecrashes39-45.net, www.abmc.gov, www.findagrave.com