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Description U.S. Marine Corps Major Lofton R. Henderson in July 1941. Henderson commanded the Marine scout bomber squadron VMSB-241 on Midway Atoll from 17 April to 4 June 1942. He was killed at the Battle of Midway during an attack on the Japanese aircraft carrier Hiryu, together with his rear gunner Pfc. Lee W. Reininger, flying the Douglas SBD-2 Dauntless BuNo 2192. "Henderson Field" on Guadalcanal was named in his honour.
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Source U.S. Marine Corps photo 412669. Scan from "Robert J. Cressmann (ed.): A Glorious Page in Our History. The Battle of Midway, 4-6 June 1942. Pictoral Histories Publishing, Missoula/Montana 1990. ISBN 0929521404, p. 75. Photo marked as "USMC Photo". See also photo at Pacificwrecks.com [1]
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