He married Alice Mae "Skee" Davis on March 6, 1943. She died April 20, 2002.
He is survived by his children, Kathryn Prince, Allison Hendrickson, Kristin Hendrickson, Ben (Nan) Hendrickson and and Ben(Nan) Hendrickson; grandchildren, Kristin Prince and Cori (Eric) Stern and two sisters, Kathryn (Lee) Erwin and Mary McDaniel.
He served in the U.S. Army Air Corps as a B17 pilot during World War II. His plane was shot down over Germany where he was captured and held as a POW for 15 months in the Arctic Circle. He received a Distinguished Flying Cross, a Purple Heart and POW Medal for his valor.
He served as the Sheriff of Vermilion County, Illinois from 1954 to 1958.
He married Alice Mae "Skee" Davis on March 6, 1943. She died April 20, 2002.
He is survived by his children, Kathryn Prince, Allison Hendrickson, Kristin Hendrickson, Ben (Nan) Hendrickson and and Ben(Nan) Hendrickson; grandchildren, Kristin Prince and Cori (Eric) Stern and two sisters, Kathryn (Lee) Erwin and Mary McDaniel.
He served in the U.S. Army Air Corps as a B17 pilot during World War II. His plane was shot down over Germany where he was captured and held as a POW for 15 months in the Arctic Circle. He received a Distinguished Flying Cross, a Purple Heart and POW Medal for his valor.
He served as the Sheriff of Vermilion County, Illinois from 1954 to 1958.
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