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Enlisted for service in World War II. Served in Co. B. 16th Inf. Reg..1st Army Div..U.S. Army. Posthumously awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for his actions on Dec. 3, 1944, when he was mortally wounded in his single-handed attack on five German machine-gun nests near Luchem, Germany. Pvt. Henry's final resting place is the Greenville Cemetery.
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| HM Number | HM16MV |
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| Series | This marker is part of the Medal of Honor Recipients series |
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| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Friday, September 26th, 2014 at 12:52pm PDT -07:00 |
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| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 15S E 681142 N 3696418 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 33.39180000, -91.05240000 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 33° 23.508', W 91° 3.144' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 33° 23' 30.48" N, 91° 3' 8.64" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 662 |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 1001-1035 S Main St, Greenville MS 38701, US |
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