+-- John Thomas Henshaw
                                               |    1855-1900 
                       +-- James Ila Henshaw --+
                       |    1883-1977          |
                       |                       +-- Alodia Bell Dodge
                       |                            1859-1913 
John Willie Henshaw ---+
B: c1918               |                       +-- Will Vancleve
D: 1944                |                       |
                       +-- Ruth VanCleave -----+
                            1887-1947          |
                                               +-- Emma Dabins
M: Pam Pitterd
   +-- Billie Kay Henshaw,  1943-     

John Willie Henshaw     [ID 10028]

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Born about 1918, Kentucky.^a,b

He married Pam Pitterd.^c

During World War II John served as a First Lieutenant,^d 357th Infantry Regiment, 90th Infantry Division, U.S. Army.^e    Service #O-389474.^e

John Willie Henshaw died Jun 13 1944, Normandy Beach, France; buried Plot B, Row 11, Grave 10, Normandy American Cemetery, St. Laurent-sur-Mer, France.^c,e    Killed in action;^d awarded the Purple Heart.^e   

SOURCES

(a) 1920 census, Raleigh District, Union County, Kentucky; roll T625-600, ED 126, page 1A, line #6, dwelling #2, family #2.

(b) 1930 census, Raleigh District, Union County, Kentucky; roll T626-779, ED 5, page 14B, line #94, dwelling #300, family #300.

(c) Contribution from Maureen Olivia Henshaw Delgado.

(d) Posting Jan 2 2004 by Sandi Gorin () to KYRESEARCH-L.

(e) American Battle Monuments Commission: http://www.abmc.gov/search/wwii.php.

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