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National Air and Space Museum Archives
Major John Stanley Henderson Collection
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NASM.2005.0015
- Creators:
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Henderson, John Stanley.
- Dates:
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bulk 1941-1952
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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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
Keywords
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Aeronautics, Military | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Medals -- United States | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Photographic prints | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Newspaper clippings | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Telegrams | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Technical manuals -- 20th century | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Awards | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Correspondence | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Publications | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
United States. Marine Corps | Corporate Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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