Name
Hometown
Pleasanton, Nebraska
Biography
Leon Hendren was from Pleasanton, Nebraska. He graduated from Nebraska State Teachers College at Kearney in 1942. He served as a flight instructor during the war. He was killed in a C-47 plane crash over Texas along with six others.
Branch of Service
Army Air Force
Rank
Lieutenant
Military Occupational Specialty
Aviation Instructor
Death Date
3-13-1945
Original Source Location
UNK Archives Briggs Collection, Box 23, Folder 4, Envelope 4
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Photograph of Leon Hendren (high quality)
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Photograph of Leon Hendren (high quality)
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Newspaper clipping announcing Leon Hendren's death
Photograph of Leon Hendren (high quality)
Briggs-B23-Env-4-Leon-Hendren-2.tif (330387 kB)
Photograph of Leon Hendren (high quality)
Briggs-B23-Env-4-Leon-Hendren-3.jpg (518 kB)
Newspaper clipping announcing Leon Hendren's death
Recommended Citation
"Leon L. Hendren" (1945). World War II Casualties. 15.
https://openspaces.unk.edu/wwii-casualties/15
Additional Information
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