Jock Henebry
(1918 — 2007)

Major General John Philip "Jock" Henebry, USAF (Ret.), age 89, died of heart failure while surrounded by his family at Evanston Hospital on September 30. He was an AFA Board Member Emeritus, a former AFA President (1956-57) and Chairman (1957-58).

General Henebry graduated from the University of Notre Dame in 1940. That July, he enlisted in the Army Air Corps and was sent to Texas for pilot training. He was a veteran and hero of World War II and the Korean War and flew 219 successful combat missions.

General flew missions along the U.S. coast looking for submarines, but that assignment ended when Pearl Harbor was bombed. In 1942, Mr. Henebry was transferred to the 3rd Bomb Group of the 5th Air Force, based in Australia. He subsequently flew out of bases in New Guinea and the Philippines as the Allies advanced.

General Henebry went on to serve as the commander of the 3rd Attack Group, and was aboard the USS Missouri when Gen. Douglas MacArthur accepted Japan's surrender.

General Henebry's wife, Mary, whom he married in 1944, died in 2005. He is survived by three daughters, Patricia Callahan, Mary, and Jeannine Rublee; two sons, John Jr. and Walter; five grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren A funeral Mass was held October 3, at SS. Faith, Hope & Charity Church, 191 Linden Street, Winnetka, IL 60093. Interment was private. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Misericordia, 6300 Ridge Avenue, Chicago, IL 60660-1017.
 

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