First Lieutenant Henry N. Silvers | UW Gold Star Honor Roll
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Henry N. Silvers

Graduating Class of 1934
Served in World War II

First Lieutenant
Henry N. Silvers

Army Air Forces
718th Bombardment Squadron
449th Bomber Group
Heavy

Hometown

Union City, NJ

Date of Birth

Location of Death

Orbetello, Italy

Date of Death

Location of Burial

Florence American Cemetery, Impruneta, Italy

More About First Lieutenant Silvers

Lieutenant Silver was awarded the Silver Star. He was the pilot of a B-24 Liberator. He and six of his crew members were killed when his aircraft was shot down over Orbetello, Italy. The remaining 3 crew members were captured. He is memorialized on the East Coast Tablets of the Missing.