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Personal info

Full name
HENRY, John William
Date of birth
21 March 1920
Age
24
Place of birth
Springfield, Greene County, Missouri
Hometown
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California

Military service

Service number
39586343
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
101st Infantry Regiment,
26th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
16 January 1945
Place of death
Near Doncols, Luxembourg

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
H 15 58

Immediate family

Members
John B. Henry (father)
Cora B. (Humphreys) Henry (mother)
Martha E. Henry (sister)
Maxine E. (Linton) Henry (wife)
Jackie L. Henry (daughter)

More information

Pvt John W. Henry attended high school for four years and was a compositor and typesetter at Greenes Printing before he enlisted at Fort MacArthur, California on 22 May 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 / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Amie Heraldson Family Tree, www.findagrave.com, www.fold3.com - 26th Infantry Division
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Silvano Theunissen