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Personal info

Full name
HENLEY, Parker James
Date of birth
22 June 1922
Age
22
Place of birth
Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
Hometown
Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts

Military service

Service number
20101379
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
101st Infantry Regiment,
26th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
14 January 1945
Place of death
Near Bavigne, Luxembourg

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
F 7 26

Immediate family

Members
Daniel P. Henley (father)
Mary C. (Harmon) Henley (mother)
Louisa K. Henley (sister)
Theresa J. Henley (sister)
Laurence J. Henley (brother)
Robert I. Henley (brother)
Dorothy M. Henley (wife)

More information

S/Sgt Parker J. Henley graduated from Newton High School in 1940.

He joined the National Guard in West Newton, Massachusetts on 16 January 1941. He was sent overseas in August 1944.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Manthorne Tree, www.fold3.com - 26th Infantry Division, www.newspapers.com - The Boston Globe 1 February 1945, US Naturalization Declaration
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.findagrave.com - TC Schultz