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Jack
E.
Henderson
POW (Korea)

Home:

Clayton

, 

Washington

Awards Received

  • Prisoner of War Medal

    Service:

    United States Air Force

    Rank:

    First Lieutenant

    Batallion:

    36th Fighter-Bomber Squadron

    Regiment:

    8th Fighter-Bomber Wing

    Division:

    Prisoner of War (North Korea)

    Action Date:

    August 31, 1951 – August 28, 1953
    NARA Database: Repatriated Korean Conflict Prisoners of War, 7/5/1950 – 10/6/1954

    First Lieutenant Jack E. Henderson (AFSN: 0-1911650), United States Air Force, was captured by communist forces after he was shot down over North Korea on 31 August 1951, and was held as a Prisoner of War until his release on 28 August 1953, during Operation Big Switch at the end of the war.