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ALVIN H. HENDERSON
Escape and Evasion Report
 

SECRET

 
 

 Top secret
I.S.9 (WEA)

E. & E. REPORT NO.  IS9 (WEA) 7/31/72 

(Applies to all BRITISH, CANADIAN, U.S. & ALLOWED PERSONNEL

EVADED, CAPTURED, ESCAPED FROM (Name of County)   France  

 For All Personnel

1. No.  38271077     Rank    Cpl    Name        Alvin H. Henderson                                                                  

(U.K.: Acting, Temp. or W/S)

2. Decorations (U.S.A.A.F: No. of missions)       

3. Were You wounded? Give details        Slight bayonet wound in right hand                                          

4. ship (Navy), Unit (Army), Sqn, (Air Force)      Co A, 508th Prcht Inf, 82nd AB                                         

5. Div (army) or Gp. (Air Force)                                             6. Job (Pl, Comd., Rfn, etc. A,T.R.L. Sec Ldr   

7. Date of Birth  228 May 1922                                          8. Length of Service  2 Yrs                   

9, Peace time Occupation  Medical Student, Welder   10. Private Address      Prcht329E 18th        

                  Oklahoma City, Okla                                                   

11. Did you carry any for of identification or photograph?    Dog tags, pay book                                           

12. Do you speak French or any other foreign language?     Some French                                 

FOR R.A.F. ONLY

13. Name and location of O.T.U.                         

14. No. and location of Conversion Unit                           

FOR ALL AIR FORCE PERSONNEL AND/OR AIRBORNE OR PARACHUTE TROOPS
WHO BALE OUT

15. Post in crew                                                           

16. Other members of crew and information about what happened to them    _____________________
      N.B. ---Airborne and Parachute Troops: list below names ad units of other occupants of plane, including
R.A.F.

PILOT              The following men from 508th Prcht Inf were last

CO-PILOT                  seen in enemy hands                                                                                                  

NAVIGATOR          Col Millett (507th Prcht Inf)                                        

BOMBARDIER         1st Lt H. V. Richards                                             

RADIO OPERATOR     1st Sgt W. E. Clark                                               

TOP TURRET GUNNER]  S/SGT Robert Brewer                                             

BALL GUNNER        Sgt Homer E. Hall                                                 

WAIST GUNNER (R)    T/4 Lee Christin [sic]                                             

WAIST GUNNER (L)    Cpl Hook                               Cpl Slagel                  

TAIL GUNNER     Cpl Bullock                                Pvt W. W. Bell              

17, Type of aircraft, place, date, time of de0poarture                Pvt "Zebe" Smith             

18. Where and when did you come down  6 June near Gourbesville                            

19, How did you dispose of your parachute, harness and mae west?                                                              

209. Were all secret papers and documents destroyed?                                                                                     

 
 

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