World War II Honoree

Artie Lee Henry

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Cedar Park, Texas

Honored By

Betty Blair, John Buz Henry, Nancy Johnson

Relationship

Wife and Children

SERVED IN THE U.S. ARMY IN BATTERY A, 487TH ANTI-AIRCRAFT ARTILLERY BATTALION BETWEEN 1943 AND 1946. HE TRAINED IN OREGON AND CALIFORNIA. HIS BATTALION SHIPPED OUT TO THE SOUTH PACIFIC FROM PORTLAND ON MARCH 31, 1944 AND ARRIVED IN NEW GUINEA ON MAY 12, 1944. HE PARTICIPATED IN THE PRE-BOMBARDMENT OF NOEMFOOR ISLAND (WEST COAST OF NEW GUINEA) PRIOR TO THE INVASION ON JULY 2, 1944 AND ARRIVED AT THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS ON APRIL 17, 1945.