Name:
Howard Murl Henry
Rank:
Technician 4th Class
Serial Number:
35125112
Unit:
1st Ranger Battalion
Date of Death:
1942-08-19
State:
Kentucky
Cemetery:
Normandy American Cemetey, Colleville sur Mer
Plot:
B
Row:
18
Grave:
5
Decoration:
Purple Heart
Comments:
Howard Murl Henry was born on June 16, 1919, in Scott County, Virginia. He was the son of Lewis Cephas Henry and Effie C. Smith Henry. He served in the 1st Ranger Battalion as a Technician 4th Grade during World War II. He was Killed in Action on August 19, 1942, during the Dieppe Raid in France.