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Personal info

Full name
HENDERSON, George Stanley
Date of birth
16 August 1909
Age
35
Place of birth
Cochise County, Arizona
Hometown
King George County, Virginia

Military service

Service number
13036722
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Function
Squad Leader
Unit
F Company,
2nd Battalion,
331st Infantry Regiment,
83rd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
10 January 1945
Place of death
North of Petite-Langlire, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
H 13 25

Immediate family

Members
Joe Henderson (father)
Emma H. (Bravin) Henderson (mother)
Clarence D. Henderson (brother)
Helen Henderson (sister)
Henrietta Henderson (sister)
Richard Henderson (brother)

More information

S/Sgt George S. Henderson graduated from Tucson High School and attended the University of Arizona.

He volunteered for the Army of the United States in Richmond, Virginia on 24 February 1942 and was sent overseas in June 1944.

Source of information: Terry Hirsch, Raf Dyckmans, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.ancestry.com - Arizona Births and Christenings, 1909-1917 / 1930 Census / Headstone and Interment Record, http://kb8tt.net/brothers/Mco.html, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, http://kb8tt.net/brothers/Mco.html, Arizona Daily Star - 6 February 1945