World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Ira Lee Henson
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Canton, North Carolina
Honored By
Phyllis Sellen, Mary Cogburn, Betty Inman & Joanna Ruff
Relationship
Daughters
SERVED IN GENERAL PATTON'S 3RD U.S. ARMY. ONE OF FIRST 11 SOLDIERS TO TRANSPORT AMMUNITION ACROSS THE RHINE RIVER IN GERMANY. TOUR OF DUTY AUGUST 1942 TO JANUARY 1946.