World War II Honoree

Arno Augustus Henderson, Jr.

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Houston, Texas

DECEMBER 1941 TO MARCH 1942; BOOT CAMP AND NAVY HOSPITAL CORPS SCHOOL, GREAT LAKES NAVAL TRAINING STATION WAUKEGAN, ILLINOIS. MARCH TO JUNE 1942; NAVY HOSPITAL ANNAPOLIS, MARYLAND. JUNE 1942 TO SEPTEMBER 1943; 18TH U.S. NAVAL CONSTRUCTION BATTALION MEDICAL DEPARTMENT; SOLOMON'S, MARYLAND; DAVISVILLE, RHODE ISLAND; NORFOLK, VIRGINIA; GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA; NEW CALEDONIA, GUADALCANAL, NEW ZEALAND. SEPTEMBER 1943 TO JANUARY 1944; U.S. NAVAL ACADEMY PREP SCHOOL, BAINBRIDGE, MARYLAND. JANUARY TO MAY 1944; MEDICAL MASTER AT ARMS, NAVAL TRAINING CENTER, BAINBRIDGE, MARYLAND. MAY 1944 TO APRIL 1946; USS LCI (R) 765; COMMISSIONED IN PORTLAND, OREGON JUNE 15, 1944, DECOMMISSIONED APRIL 21, 1946 IN HOUSTON, TEXAS. PACIFIC OCEAN, OKINAWA, PHILIPPINES, CHINA, ATLANTIC OCEAN, NEW ORLEANS AND HOUSTON, TEXAS. JULY 1946 TO MAY 1947; USS NOXUBEE AOG-56, ATLANTIC OCEAN, NORFOLK, VIRGINIA; BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, ARGENTIA, NEWFOUNDLAND, GOOSE BAY, LABRADOR, ICELAND, AZORES ISLANDS.