World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Roy Lavorne Henderson
Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown
Simpsonville, Texas
Honored By
Wife & Family
ROY JOINED THE MARINES IN JULY 1940 AND SERVED IN THE PHILIPPINES UNTIL TAKEN PRISONER DURING THE FALL OF CORREGIDOR. HE WAS SENT TO CABANATUAN PRISON CAMP AND PALAWAN ISLAND, THEN LATER MOVED TO JAPAN UNTIL HE WAS LIBERATED IN 1945.