Name:
Henry Franklin, Jr. Henington
Rank:
Private First Class
Serial Number:
870943
Unit:
22nd Marine Regiment, 1st Provisional Marine Brigade
Date of Death:
1944-07-23
State:
Texas
Cemetery:
Rose Hill Cemetery, Merkel, Taylor County, Texas, USA
Plot:
2nd Addition, Block J
Row:
Lot W 2
Grave:
Space 1
Decoration:
Purple Heart
Comments:
Franklin Henington Jr. was born on May 2, 1925, in Eastland County, Texas. He was the son of Henry Franklin Henington and Winnie Pearl Aston Henington.
He served in the Battery A, 2nd Pack Howitzer Battalion, 22nd Marine Regiment, 1st Provisional Marine Brigade as a Private First Class during World War II. He died from his wounds received in battle on July 23, 1944, during the Battle for Guam.