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HENSLEY, George Barnet - Date of
birth
14 February 1922 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
Ury, Raleigh County, West Virginia -
Hometown
Helen, Raleigh County, West Virginia
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
15118144 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
G Company,
2nd Battalion,
112th Infantry Regiment,
28th Infantry Division
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Awards
Silver Star,
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Missing in Action - Date of
death
2 November 1944 - Place of
death
Near Vossenack, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten - Walls of the Missing
Immediate family
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Members
Charles Hensley Sr. (father)
Nora I. (Grose) Hensley (mother)
Beulah Hensley (sister)
Bernice Hensley (sister)
Charles V. Hensley (brother)
William M. Hensley (brother)
Thomas W. Hensley (brother)
Chloe L. Hensley (sister)
Opal M. Hensley (sister)
Wanda Hensley (sister)
Mary V. Hensley (sister)
More information
S/Sgt George B. Hensley enlisted at Fort Thomas Newport, Kentucky on 21 September 1942.S/Sgt Hensley was killed by direct artillery fire.
Source of information: Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.fold3.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, Young American Patriots of West Virginia
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Eddie Hoge, Young American Patriots of West Virginia