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Major Lofton R. Henderson
in uniform
On
June 4, 1942
pilot
SBD-2 Dauntless 2129
Missing In Action (MIA) during the
Battle of Midway
. Afterwards, three airfields were named "Henderson Field" in his honor:
Lunga Point Airfield (Henderson Field, Bomber 1)
on
Guadalcanal
plus
Midway Airfield (Eastern Island Airfield, NAS Midway Islands, Henderson Field)
on Eastern Island and later
Sand Island Airfield (Henderson Field)
in
Midway Atoll
.
Credit: USMC Date: 1941
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