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| The Citadel Class of: | 1946 |   |
| Cadet Company: | not available | |
| Age: | 19 | |
| Born: | 10-Dec-25 | |
| Hometown: | Canton, Georgia | |
| Family: | James W. Hendon (father), Willie Claire Fincher Hendon (mother), Helen Hendon (sister) |
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| Rank: | Staff Sergeant | |
| Branch of Service: | U.S. Army Air Forces | |
| Servicenumber: | 34834337 | |
| Entered the Service from: | Georgia | |
| Function: | Ball Turret Gunner | |
| Squadron: | 550th Bomber Squadron | |
| Group: | 385th Bomber Group, Heavy | |
| Plane data: | B-17G, 43-38273, MACR 16036 | |
| (Serialnumber, MACR, etc.) | ||
| Date of death: | 1-Mar-45 | |
| Status: | KIA | |
| Place of death: | over Oostend, Belgium | |
| Spot: | half mile NE of Slijpe | |
| Awards: | Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters | |
| Gravenumber: | Plot D Row 1 Grave 9 | |
| Cemetery: | Ardennes American Cemetery | |
| Biography: | Also attended North Georgia College at Dahlonega 1942-43 academic year under the ERC program. | |
| Other information: | Mid-air collision with B-17 #42-38503 which had been flying in the same formation. Both planes crashed, one on top of the other. Only one man survived from each crew. – Source: MACR 16036 |
Sources: American Battle Monuments Commission, The Citadel Archive & Museum, Mike Stannard ’65, National Archives, Ancestry.com, The 1943 Cyclops, Find a Grave.com
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