Name:
Henry W. Bangs
Rank:
Sergeant
Serial Number:
33718997
Unit:
194th Glider Infantry Regiment, 17th Airborne Division
Date of Death:
1944-12-12
State:
Maryland
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Henry W. Bangs served in the 194th Glider Infantry, 17th Airborne Division, as a Sergeant during World War II. He was one of the 33 service members who were killed on site when a Horsa glider crashed on tookoff on December 12, 1944 at Greenham Common Airbase, England. Originally buried at Cambridge American Cemetery, his current burial place is unknown.