John E. Hendricks

John E. Hendricks

NAME: John E. Hendricks

ASN: 33098812

PLACE OF BIRTH: Lake Butler, FL

DATE OF BIRTH: 04 May 1919

DATES OF SERVICE: 02 Aug 1941 to 08 Jul 1945

UNIT ASSIGNED: E CO 2nd BN 509th PIR

B CO 509th PIB

CAMPAIGNS: Algeria-French Morocco, Tunisia, Naples-Foggia, Rome-Arno

AWARDS: Combat Infantryman Badge, Parachutist Badge with three combat jump stars , Purple Heart Medal with two oak leaf clusters, American Defense Service Ribbon, EAME Campaign Medal with arrowhead device and three bronze star devices, 3rd Zouaves Regiment Badge, Distinguished Unit Citation, World War II Victory Medal, Should have recieved Good Conduct Medal for 3 years, 9 months, 24 days with no time lost under AW 107, Authorized 4 overseas service bars for 2 years 6 days of overseas service, Service Stripe - 1

SUMMARY OF SERVICE:

04 May 1919 - Born in Lake Butler, FL

1939 - Graduated High School, Lake Butler High School, Lake Butler, FL

1929 to 1939 - Worked for S. B. Hendricks (Father) on family farm for 10 years

00 Jan 1941 - Worked for Department of Agriculture in Washington DC as a file clerk for 9 months

15 Sep 1941 - Enlisted in Richmond, VA - NARA Enlistment Record

ARMY SERIAL NUMBER	33098812	33098812
NAME	HENDRICKS#JOHN#E########	HENDRICKS#JOHN#E########
RESIDENCE: STATE	34	DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
RESIDENCE: COUNTY	001	DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
PLACE OF ENLISTMENT	3386	RICHMOND VIRGINIA
DATE OF ENLISTMENT DAY	15	15
DATE OF ENLISTMENT MONTH	09	09
DATE OF ENLISTMENT YEAR	41	41
GRADE: ALPHA DESIGNATION	PVT#	Private
GRADE: CODE	8	Private
BRANCH: ALPHA DESIGNATION	BI#	Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
BRANCH: CODE	00	Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
FIELD USE AS DESIRED	#	#
TERM OF ENLISTMENT	9	Three year enlistment
LONGEVITY	###	###
SOURCE OF ARMY PERSONNEL	0	Civil Life
NATIVITY	42	FLORIDA
YEAR OF BIRTH	19	19
RACE AND CITIZENSHIP	1	White, citizen
EDUCATION	4	4 years of high school
CIVILIAN OCCUPATION	105	Clerks, general office
MARITAL STATUS	6	Single, without dependents
COMPONENT OF THE ARMY	7	Selectees (Enlisted Men)
CARD NUMBER	#	#
BOX NUMBER	0610	0610
FILM REEL NUMBER	2.274	2.274

Completed 4 months Basic Training

Completed 4 weeks Parachute School at Fort Benning, GA

Served 11 months as a Machine Gunner

04 Apr 1942 - Recieved Yellow Fever Shot

Served 1 year and 10 months as a Rifleman

04 Jun 1942 - Departed US for Great Britain

11 Jun 1942 - Arrived in Great Britain

11/02/1942 He appears in E Co. Roster 11/2/42 England E Co. Roster 11/2/42

11/07/1942 North Africa - Original Airlifted Group Algeria Bail Out Over North Africa (book)

08 Nov 1942 - Pvt. John E. Hendricks, 33098812, E Co 2nd Bn 509th PIR, Washington DC, Participation in first combat jump Operation VILLAN (TORCH) in Oran, North Africa, Plane 9, Seat 4, Combat Weight 264 lbs

15 Nov 1942 - Jumped at Youks les Bains

12/03/1942 Wounded in Action Faid Pass, Tunisia 509th PIB 42-12-10 GO 20 Pg 03 Purple Heart

10 Dec 1942 - Pfc. John E. Hendricks 2nd Bn, 503rd PIR [2nd Bn, 509th PIR] GO # 20, page 3, paragraph 27. Under the provisions of Army Regulations 600-45, as amended, a Purple Heart (No. 83802) is awarded to the following named Enlisted Man: JOHN E. HENDRICKS, Private 1cl, 503rd Parachute Infantry, United States Army; for wounds received in action against an armed enemy, during the combined operations of the Center Task Force in Northern Africa, 3 December 1942. By order of Major YARDLEY: [Signed] ALAIN JOSEPH 2nd. Lt., Infantry Ass't. Adjutant

06/13/1943 He appears in E Co. Roster June 1943 Oujda, French Morocco 43-06_0440 Co E Roster

14 Sep 1943 - Jumped at Avellino, Italy

10/21/1943 Listing of personnel that made the Combat Jump at Avellino, Italy, Yarborough Memorandum

11/12/1943 Wounded in Action - to hospital Venafro, Italy (Mt Croce) Morning Report, 509th PIB 44-01-01 GO 01 Pg 03 Purple Heart 1st OLC

12/09/1943 He appears in B/E Co. Roster Venafro, Italy B/E Co. Roster 12/9/43

12/27/1943 Returned to duty Company B Piscinola, Italy Morning Report

01 Jan 1944 - 509th PIB GO #1 dated 01 Jan 44 - 35. Under the provisions of Army Regulations 600-45, as amended, an award of the oak leaf cluster to the Purple Heart is awarded to the following named Enlisted Man: JOHN E. HENDRICKS, Private First Class, 509th Parachute Infantry Battalion, United States Army, for wounds received in action against an armed enemy, during the Fifth Army campaign in Italy, 12 November 1943.

04 Jan 1944 - Received Typhus Shot

05 Jan 1944 - Received Small Pox Vaccine

06 Jan 1944 - Received Tetnus Shot

10 Jan 1944 - Received Typhoid Shot

22 Jan 1944 - Amphibious Assault on Anzio, Italy, Operation SHINGLE

02/13/1944 Wounded in Action - to hospital Anzio, Italy Morning Report, 509th PIB 44-04-01 GO 03 Pg 04 Purple Heart 2nd OLC

2/20//1944 Returned to duty Company B Anzio, Italy Morning Report

04/05/1944 Good Conduct Medal (1 yr's service) Piscinola, Italy 509th PIB 44-04-05 GO 04 Pg 02 GCM

10 Apr 1944 - Pfc. John E. Hendricks, 33098812, B CO 509th PIB, GO #5 Award of Combat Infantryman Badge, Piscinola, Italy

04/21/1944 Left 509th - Normal rotation Piscinola, Italy Morning Report

11 May 1944 - Departed Italy for the US as a result of wounds received 13 Feb 1944

09 Jun 1944 - Arrived in US for medical treatment completed 2 years, 6 days of service overseas

Served 7 months as a Supply Clerk

08 Jul 1945 - Seperated from service as Pfc. at Seperation Center, Fort Bragg, NC, with Honorable Discharge

1952 - Passed away in a boating accident

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