Henderson, Henry

HENDERSON

Posted By: S. Ferrall (email)
Date: 7/20/2004 at 06:39:25

DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CROSS
Henry Henderson, second lieutenant, 354th Infantry. For extraordinary heroism in action near Remonville, France, November 1, 1918. When his company was fired upon by a battery of German 77s not more than 300 yards distant, Lieut. Henderson led his platoon at a run through two machine gun nests, which were defending that flank of the battery, and succeeded in capturing the entire battery with the aid of the bayonet.

Residence at appointment: 402 East WAshington Avenue, Council Bluffs, Iowa

-source: Official Register, State of Iowa 1921-1922, Twenty-Ninth Number, Military Decorations of Iowans in the World War, pg. 365

-transcribed by Sharyl Ferrall