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Personal info

Full name
HENRY, Philip Leslie
Date of birth
4 June 1922
Age
22
Place of birth
Tumwater, Thurston County, Washington
Hometown
Tumwater, Thurston County, Washington

Military service

Service number
19120844
Rank
Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
18th Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
19 March 1945
Place of death
Aegidienberg, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
E 3 30

Immediate family

Members
Philip A. Henry (father)
Lauri Henry (mother)
Hewit Henry (brother)

More information

Sgt Philip L. Henry attended the University of Washington for two years.

He enlisted in Seattle, Washington on 2 September 1942.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, Washington State Honor Roll

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, University of Washington 1942