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Show Ernest Henderson HendersonI HendersonAdvanced HendersonAdvanced HendersonAdvanced I Advanced to Major MajorWITH ' WITH THE TIlE TUE SIXTH ARMY ARMYON ARMYON ARMYON ErnestHenderson ON LUZON-Captatn LUZON Captatn LIJZON-Captaln LIJZON Captaln LUZON - - Captain Ernest ErnestHenderson Henderson , , soft son sofl of 1'4 14 ' Mr . , . and Mr Mrs Mrsw MraW W S Henderson , . Vernal 1rerna1 'V V ' r.Pal rPal . * . 1\811 1 811 hits hitsrecently \ hasrecently thelrank recenUy recently 1811recenUy been p promoted omol.CU omolCU . to thel the therank therank rank of Major Mrs Mfa Mis Marjorle Marjorie A A.Henderson AHenderson . . Henderson Hendersonvlte , wife \vlte vlte \ of Major Hen- Hen Hen-I Hen I - . dersont HenIdersont dersontanQ derson anQ aria . ! , t\Vo t Vo tv'o tvo \ ' chUdren children : , Ernest . 4 1311South , . and Carry Garry 3 , reside at . 1311 137 137South 137South South 3rd East mast , Logon Ibgan t\J t J ; \ ) n . , ' IbganMajor Major Hende Henderson on is the ex.1 ex1 ex.1ecuttve e ex executive - . ecutive ecuttve officer otficer ofhe of \he he the \ the'227th the227th 427th 227th ' Anti Anu Anti- Antiaircraft Antiaircraft . - aircraft Searchlight SeBfchUght : B Bettalion tta1ton , Q a Qveteran aveteran aveteran veteran overseas unit that pro pro- provided provided provided - - vided battlefield batUefield illumination illuminationfor Illuminationfor for duringthe two Infantry divisions divlstons during duringthe the Luzon LUont Luzoflv LUontcampaign Luzoflvcampaign % ' campaign . , Designed primarily t fir for r spot spot- spotting - - spotting ting enemy planes at night , . the thesearchlights thesearchlights thesearchlights searchlights have . proved proTed ver ver- vet- vet versat1l1ty vetsatllity versatility - ' - satility sat1l1ty satllity , , by providing arWicat artLfica arWicat"moonlight artLfica"moonlight arttfical"moonlight arttficalmoonlight "moonlight moonlight " " for ground troop's troops troop'sof troopsof troopsof ' of the 38th and 43rd Divisions Divisionsduring DivisionSduring Divisionsduring during the heaviest heavtest fighting on onLuzon onLuzon onLuzon Luzon The huge BOO 800 mWlon million mWloncandlepower millioncandlepower millioncandlepower candlepower lights have turned turnednight turnednIght turnednight night into day on the front lines linesnullifying , nullifying Japanese inf11tration infiltration inf11trationattacks infiltrationattacks infiltrationattacks attacks and at the same time timerevealing timerevealing timerevealing pOIsitions sitions sitionsThe revealing hidden enemy pO-I pO I positions po positions - I The major entered the Army Armym Armyin m in June , . 1941 , and came over-I over I overIseas over over"seas overseas - " ' seas with the 227th In ip Novem November . ber bet ' of 1943 He Is one of the few fewoUicers fewofficers fewofficers oUicers officers still remaining remainiItg with the the227th the227th el el227th 227th since Its activation Thel ThelUtah The TheUtah TheUtah Utah Major saw cOllld considerable considerableservice considerableservice $ rab1el rab1elservice service in New Guinea befo befote befotearriving beforearriving " , arriving in the Philippines 'phUippines phUippines 'billppfnes billppfnes ' ' He Heisentitled Heis ejfs'entitled " ' "entitled entitled fs'entitled fsentitled isentitled to wea wear " the Asiatic- Asiatic AsiaticPacific AsiaticPacific Asiatic-Pacific Asiatic Pacific - ej - - Pacific theater ribbon with threel three threecampaign threecampaign campaign threelcampaign stars , in addition to tothe tothe tothe the Philippines fhilippine hillppine5 ? , Liberation rib rib- ribbon ribbon - - ribIbon bon with one starMajor starMajor star starMajor rib-I rib I Major Henderson was form form- formerly formerly formerly - erly employed in the Soil SoU Con Con- Con-I Con I ConIservation Conservation Conservation - servation Service in the state ofl of ofWashington ofWashington oflWashington RoyalB RoyallB Washington A brother . , Royall Royal B 13 , is a captain in the Signal Corps SignalCorps He Is is a graduate of thei theiUSA the theIJSAC theUS USA IJSAC AC C class of 1937 1931 |
