PFC
W B Hensley
Aged 19, fallen January 15, 1945
- Unit
- Company I, 232nd Infantry Regiment
- Serial number
- 34924775
- Hometown
- Scott, Mississippi
- Date of death
- January 15, 1945
- Classification
- Killed in action
- Burial
- Sharon Primitive Baptist Cemetery, Conehatta, Mississippi
Private First Class W B Hensley, serial number 34924775, of Scott, Mississippi, served with Company I of the 232nd Infantry Regiment in the 42nd Infantry Division, the Rainbow Division. He was killed in action on January 15, 1945, at the age of 19. He is buried at Sharon Primitive Baptist Cemetery, Conehatta, Mississippi.
Further reading: The 42nd “Rainbow” Division Was Not at the Battle of the Bulge.
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