Henderson, Lykes Shelton

Individual Personnel Data
Name Henderson, Lykes Shelton   ‡
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Rank Second Lieutenant / First Lieutenant
Serial Number O-389990   ‡
Unit Assignments Assigned to the 546th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per Gowen Field, Boise, Idaho, Special Orders #32 dated 1 February 1943, effective 1 February 1943.
Duty Pilot
MOS1091 - Pilot, B-17
Last Duty Date 26 June 1943
Results Prisoner Of War
POW Camp: Stalag Luft 3 Sagan-Silesia (Moved to Nuremberg-Langwasser) 49-11
Related Documents Post Loss Document File #4⇗
Photo Album:Crew Photo Album⇗




Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Original 384th Combat Crew
CREWMEMBER POSITION RESULTS
2nd Lt. Henderson, Lykes SheltonPilotPOW
Flt. Ofcr. Shinsky, Paul Francis, Sr, "Red"⇗Co-pilotPOW
2nd Lt. Belk, Claudius Earle⇗NavigatorPOW
2nd Lt. Conway, Andrew Carr, Sr⇗BombardierPOW
SGT. Baker, Howard Temple⇗Radio Operator / GunnerPOW
S/SGT. Schultz, Ivon John⇗Engineer / Top Turret GunnerPOW
PVT. Hemmick, Ralph Eugene, Jr⇗Ball Turret GunnerPOW
S/SGT. Price, John Maxon⇗Tail GunnerWIA
SGT. Lally, Joseph Aloyious⇗Flexible GunnerPOW
S/SGT. Smith, George H (IO)⇗Flexible GunnerPOW

Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 2 Combat Missions.
Number Date Target Position Aircraft Mission/Sortie Information
1⇗ 22 June 1943 Target: General Motors Truck Factory
Type: Industry
Location: Antwerp, Belgium
Pilot 42‑30005⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Ground Spare Aircraft and Crew. Replaced Witt. Landed first with wounded aboard.
Sortie Report⇗
2⇗ 25 June 1943 Target: Industrial Area & Submarine Pens
Type: Military
Location: Hamburg, Germany
Pilot 42‑3231⇗ Scrubbed: Did Not Take Off
Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 42‑30037. Did not take off.
Sortie Report⇗
3⇗ 26 June 1943 Target: Villacoublay Airfield
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Paris, France
Pilot 42‑30037⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Failed To Return
Attacked by enemy aircraft east of Caen, France; crew bailed out; aircraft crashed east of Dieppe, France.
Sortie Report⇗

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