Born in Stockton, California, August 30, 1917
Graduated from the Oakland, California High School January 1936
Enrolled in the University of California, Davis, January 1936 Two-Year Curriculum-Dairy Industry
Completed Three Semesters in residence and withdrew to prepare for a musical career (was a baritone vocalist but enlisted after Pearl Harbor and became widely known later as the ‘flying protege’ of Bing Crosby.)
Married Cecelia Stowe in Sydney, Australia, December 1941
Military Service
MILITARY HISTORY
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Military Training
Enlisted in the Army of the United States, 29 December 1941 as Aviation Cadet.
Jan 1942 to Mar 1942; Air Corps Training Detachment (Primary) Moffett Field, King City, California.
Mar 1942 to May 1942; AC Basic Flying School, Moffett Field.
May 1942 to July 1942; AAF Advanced Flying School, Stockton, California.
Graduated, 25 July 1942 from the Aviation Cadet Training Program, (PILOT) and honorably discharged.
Commissioned
Second Lieutenant, AC Reserve, 26 July 1942; accepted and entered on active duty the same day.
First Lieutenant, AUS, 17 April 1943.
Captain, AUS, 19 November 1943.
Active Service Assignments
Aug 1942 to Dec 1942; Co-Pilot, 391st Bomb Sq, 34th Bomb Gp, Geiger Field, Wash., and Southwest Pacific area. Dec 42 to Sep 43; Pilot and Co-Pilot, 321 st Bomb Sq, 90th Bomb Gp (H), Southwest Pacific area.
Oct 1943 to Mar 1944; Director of Pilot Training and Pilot Training Instructor, Hq, 18th Replacement Wing, 6th Base Hq & AB Sq, Salt Lake City, Utah.
Mar 1944 to Apr 1944; Pilot Training Instructor, 273d AAF BU, Lincoln, Neb.
In-Service 2 years, 3 months, and 22 days.
Captain Henery died 20 April 1944, at Limon, Colorado, as a result of an aircraft accident.
Decorations and Awards
SILVER STAR.
DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS.
AIR MEDAL with One Oak Leaf Cluster.
ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL with Three Bronze Service Stars for participation in the New Guinea, Northern Solomons, and Papau Campaigns.
WORLD WAR II VICTORY MEDAL.
DISTINGUISHED UNIT CITATION EMBLEM.
AVIATION BADGE ‘PILOT’.