World War II Honoree

Earl O'Dell Henry

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Knoxville, Tennessee

Honored By

Mrs. Jane Covington Henry

Relationship

Wife

SERVED AS A DENTAL OFFICER FOR 12 MONTHS AT PARRIS ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA, 14 MONTHS, AT THE U.S. NAVAL ACADEMY. SERVED FOR 12 MONTHS ABOARD THE USS INDIANAPOLIS IN THE PACIFIC. DIED ON THE USS INDIANAPOLIS WHEN IT WAS SUNK ON JULY 30, 1945, AFTER THE SHIP HAD DELIVERED THE COMPONENTS OF THE FIRST ATOMIC BOMB TO TINIAN.