John Robert Henn Jr.

Vietnam War
Unit79th Artillery Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division
RankChief Warrant Officer Second Class U.S. Army
Entered Service FromSutton Massachusetts
Date of DeathMay 24 1972
StatusMissing In Action
Memorialized
Courts of the Missing
Court
B
Notes
Chief Warrant Officer, Second Class Henn was a member of Battery F, 79th Artillery Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division. On May 24, 1972, he was the aircraft commander of a Bell Cobra Attack Helicopter (AH-1G) participating in a medical evacuation 8 kilometers south of An Loc, South Vietnam. The aircraft was hit by ground fire, went into a spin, exploded and burst into flames. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.