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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Henderson C. Hemphill

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Egg Harbor City, New Jersey

Honored By

A Grateful American

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

HE ENLISTED IN 1942 AND SERVED ON THE DESTROYER USS PRINGLE DD-477 AS A MACHINIST'S MATE FIRST CLASS, WHERE HE REMAINED UNTIL HE WAS BLOWN OFF THE SHIP BY A KAMIKAZE PILOT ATTACK WHILE ON PATROL IN THE CHINA SEA. HE WAS AMONG 258 CREW MEMBERS THAT SURVIVED THE SINKING AND SUFFERED WOUNDS. RECIPIENT OF THE PURPLE HEART. HE SERVED THE REST OF HIS TIME IN SEATTLE, WASHINGTON.