Born: October 2, 1923
Died: May 4, 1979
Campaigns Served: Namur, Saipan, Tinian, Iwo Jima (wounded)
Highest Rank Attained: Corporal
Decorations: Purple Heart
Henry Denson was raised in Phenix City, Alabama, in 1923. He joined the Marine Corps as a teenager, and after completing training at Parris Island was assigned to Able Company, 24th Marines as a BAR gunner. Denson was promoted to Private First Class on August 30, 1943; he saw action in the battle of Namur; he was promoted to corporal in the spring of 1944 and led a fire team into action on Saipan, Tinian, and Iwo Jima
Corporal Denson was wounded in action on February 22, 1945; he was evacuated from Iwo aboard the USS Hansford (APA 106) and treated at an Army hospital on Saipan. Denson's days of combat were over; he returned to Phenix City where he died in 1979. He is buried in Lakeview Memorial Gardens, Phenix City.
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