National Air and Space Museum Archives

Major John Stanley Henderson Collection

Summary

Collection ID:
NASM.2005.0015
Creators:
Henderson, John Stanley.
Dates:
bulk 1941-1952
Languages:
English
.
Physical Description:
0.95 Cubic feet
(2 boxes)
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
Included in this collection are photographs of John Stanley Henderson, fellow servicemen, and airfields; diary and notebooks; flight logs; award citations and military orders; newspaper clippings; a map of the Solomon Islands; phrase books in French and Japanese as well as the CBI Pointie Talkie; pocket guides to Egypt and Australia; The Marines Handbook, seventh edition; telegram relating the death of Major Henderson; Certificate of Death in Service; condolence letters; and Power of Attorney and Last Will and Testament.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Major John Stanley Henderson (?-1952) joined the US Marine Corps in 1941 and served two tours in the World War II Pacific Theater, earning the Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC) and four Air Medals. He served as a dive bomber pilot at Guadalcanal and a transport pilot on Guam. He was on active duty with the Marine Reserves as Executive Officer of the Marine Air Detachment at NAS Olathe, Kansas, at the time of his death at 33, killed while preparing for his departure to Korea.

Administration

Immediate Source of Acquisition
Bryn Henderson, Gift, 2005

Using the Collection

Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access.
Preferred Citation
Major John Stanley Henderson Collection, Accession number 2005-0015, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
Conditions Governing Use
Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests

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