Korean War Medal of Honor Recipient. He was serving as a First Lieutenant with the United States Army, Company F, 38th Infantry Regiment, when he was awarded his Medal of Honor posthumously for service during the Second Battle of Naktong Bulge, near Andong, South Korea, on September 1, 1950, during the Korean War. He was born one of four children in Vian, Oklahoma, to James P. Henry (1896-1969), and his wife Ida Mae Henry (1893- ), on September 23, 1919. He was educated locally and he later lived in Vann, Oklahoma, in 1920, and Clinton, Oklahoma, in 1930. During World War II, he decided to enter the military and serve his country. He joined the United State Army from Clinton, Oklahoma, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, on September 16, 1940, just one week before his 21st birthday. He was serving with the rank of First Lieutenant with the United States Army in Company F of the 38th Infantry Regiment on September 1, 1950, during the Korean War when during the Second Battle of Naktong Bulge, near Andong, South Korea, when his platoon was suddenly attacked by a numerically superior enemy force. He was seriously wounded following the surprise attack and he ordered his men to withdraw from the area while he stayed behind to cover their retreat. He single-handedly held the attackers at bay until he was eventually killed. For his heroic actions and bravery, he was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor a few months after his death on February 16, 1951. His Medal of Honor citation reads-1st Lt. Henry, Company F, distinguished himself by conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity above and beyond the call of duty in action. His platoon was holding a strategic ridge near the town when they were attacked by a superior enemy force, supported by heavy mortar and artillery fire. Seeing his platoon disorganized by this fanatical assault, he left his foxhole and moving along the line ordered his men to stay in place and keep firing. Encouraged by this heroic action the platoon reformed a defensive line and rained devastating fire on the enemy, checking its advance. Enemy fire had knocked out all communications and 1st Lt. Henry was unable to determine whether or not the main line of resistance was altered to this heavy attack. On his own initiative, although severely wounded, he decided to hold his position as long as possible and ordered the wounded evacuated and their weapons and ammunition brought to him. Establishing a l-man defensive position, he ordered the platoon's withdrawal and despite his wound and with complete disregard for himself remained behind to cover the movement. When last seen he was single-handedly firing all available weapons so effectively that he caused an estimated 50 enemy casualties. His ammunition was soon expended and his position overrun, but this intrepid action saved the platoon and halted the enemy's advance until the main line of resistance was prepared to throw back the attack. 1st Lt. Henry's outstanding gallantry and noble self-sacrifice above and beyond the call of duty reflect the highest honor on him and are in keeping with the esteemed traditions of the U.S. Army. For his military service and heroic actions, he was also awarded the Bronze Star with Oak Leaf Cluster, Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster, Combat Infantryman's Badge, Korean Service Medal, United Nations Service Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Korean Presidential Unit Citation, Republic of Korea War Service Medal, and the World War II Victory Medal. His other honors include having the United States Army facility in Daegu, South Dakota, was named Camp Henry in May of 1960, and on October 20, 2004, a large crowd came together at the Annabelle Farmer Park in his hometown of Vian, Oklahoma, to pay respects to long-lost hometown hero and Medal of Honor Recipient, 1st Lt. Frederick Funston Henry. The Mayor of Vian, Oklahoma, at the time, Kenneth Johnson, and Nearly 100 people attended the ceremony at Annabelle Farmer Park. Many were townspeople acting on an opportunity to honor the local man whose heroism in combat was long missing from their city's history; some were a state, military, and local officials who felt it their duty to honor the Army lieutenant last seen defending his platoon from a fast-approaching wave of North Korean forces; and more than a dozen ventured into the Sequoyah County city as representatives of a relative taken in war, whose goodness survived through the lives he protected. Henry's story is now a landmark. A memorial dedicated to 1st Lt. Frederick Funston Henry and his service in the United States Army was unveiled at the ceremony. He was married to Billie Jo Hosler Henry but the couple divorced in 1940 and they had no children. He was also married to Phyllis Lavon Southam Henry (1924-1966), in Augsburg, Oklahoma, on September 26, 1946, who was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, on March 7, 1924, and who had served as a First Lieutenant, with the Army Nurse Corps, during World War II. She passed away in Salt Lake City, Utah, on September 7, 1966, at the age of 42. To date, his body has never recovered and he is remembered with a cenotaph marker in Salt Lake City Utah Cemetery in Salt Lake City, Utah, which is on the lot of his Phyllis Levon Southam Henry in Plot R, Row 29, Lot 15, Grave 5E, he is also remembered on the Honolulu Memorial in Honolulu, Hawaii, on Courts of the Missing Court 6, and his name is inscribed on the National Korean War Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C.
Korean War Medal of Honor Recipient. He was serving as a First Lieutenant with the United States Army, Company F, 38th Infantry Regiment, when he was awarded his Medal of Honor posthumously for service during the Second Battle of Naktong Bulge, near Andong, South Korea, on September 1, 1950, during the Korean War. He was born one of four children in Vian, Oklahoma, to James P. Henry (1896-1969), and his wife Ida Mae Henry (1893- ), on September 23, 1919. He was educated locally and he later lived in Vann, Oklahoma, in 1920, and Clinton, Oklahoma, in 1930. During World War II, he decided to enter the military and serve his country. He joined the United State Army from Clinton, Oklahoma, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, on September 16, 1940, just one week before his 21st birthday. He was serving with the rank of First Lieutenant with the United States Army in Company F of the 38th Infantry Regiment on September 1, 1950, during the Korean War when during the Second Battle of Naktong Bulge, near Andong, South Korea, when his platoon was suddenly attacked by a numerically superior enemy force. He was seriously wounded following the surprise attack and he ordered his men to withdraw from the area while he stayed behind to cover their retreat. He single-handedly held the attackers at bay until he was eventually killed. For his heroic actions and bravery, he was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor a few months after his death on February 16, 1951. His Medal of Honor citation reads-1st Lt. Henry, Company F, distinguished himself by conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity above and beyond the call of duty in action. His platoon was holding a strategic ridge near the town when they were attacked by a superior enemy force, supported by heavy mortar and artillery fire. Seeing his platoon disorganized by this fanatical assault, he left his foxhole and moving along the line ordered his men to stay in place and keep firing. Encouraged by this heroic action the platoon reformed a defensive line and rained devastating fire on the enemy, checking its advance. Enemy fire had knocked out all communications and 1st Lt. Henry was unable to determine whether or not the main line of resistance was altered to this heavy attack. On his own initiative, although severely wounded, he decided to hold his position as long as possible and ordered the wounded evacuated and their weapons and ammunition brought to him. Establishing a l-man defensive position, he ordered the platoon's withdrawal and despite his wound and with complete disregard for himself remained behind to cover the movement. When last seen he was single-handedly firing all available weapons so effectively that he caused an estimated 50 enemy casualties. His ammunition was soon expended and his position overrun, but this intrepid action saved the platoon and halted the enemy's advance until the main line of resistance was prepared to throw back the attack. 1st Lt. Henry's outstanding gallantry and noble self-sacrifice above and beyond the call of duty reflect the highest honor on him and are in keeping with the esteemed traditions of the U.S. Army. For his military service and heroic actions, he was also awarded the Bronze Star with Oak Leaf Cluster, Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster, Combat Infantryman's Badge, Korean Service Medal, United Nations Service Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Korean Presidential Unit Citation, Republic of Korea War Service Medal, and the World War II Victory Medal. His other honors include having the United States Army facility in Daegu, South Dakota, was named Camp Henry in May of 1960, and on October 20, 2004, a large crowd came together at the Annabelle Farmer Park in his hometown of Vian, Oklahoma, to pay respects to long-lost hometown hero and Medal of Honor Recipient, 1st Lt. Frederick Funston Henry. The Mayor of Vian, Oklahoma, at the time, Kenneth Johnson, and Nearly 100 people attended the ceremony at Annabelle Farmer Park. Many were townspeople acting on an opportunity to honor the local man whose heroism in combat was long missing from their city's history; some were a state, military, and local officials who felt it their duty to honor the Army lieutenant last seen defending his platoon from a fast-approaching wave of North Korean forces; and more than a dozen ventured into the Sequoyah County city as representatives of a relative taken in war, whose goodness survived through the lives he protected. Henry's story is now a landmark. A memorial dedicated to 1st Lt. Frederick Funston Henry and his service in the United States Army was unveiled at the ceremony. He was married to Billie Jo Hosler Henry but the couple divorced in 1940 and they had no children. He was also married to Phyllis Lavon Southam Henry (1924-1966), in Augsburg, Oklahoma, on September 26, 1946, who was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, on March 7, 1924, and who had served as a First Lieutenant, with the Army Nurse Corps, during World War II. She passed away in Salt Lake City, Utah, on September 7, 1966, at the age of 42. To date, his body has never recovered and he is remembered with a cenotaph marker in Salt Lake City Utah Cemetery in Salt Lake City, Utah, which is on the lot of his Phyllis Levon Southam Henry in Plot R, Row 29, Lot 15, Grave 5E, he is also remembered on the Honolulu Memorial in Honolulu, Hawaii, on Courts of the Missing Court 6, and his name is inscribed on the National Korean War Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C.
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