Son of Robert Richard Henington and Sallie J. Nichols. Brother to Maude Hennington. He was unmarried. He was born 03 December 1893, in Raysville, Pickens County, Chickasaw Nation in the Indian Territory, prior to Oklahoma statehood.
He died during the Battle for Saint-Etienne, France. This was the unit’s first engagement in combat, thirty-four days before the declaration of Armistice on November 11, 1918.
Two years later, they were removed to the Meuse Argonne American Military Cemetery near Romagne, France. It is our largest military cemetery in Europe.
Fort Worth Star Telegram - Wednesday Dec. 11, 1918
The Price of Liberty
Brief Stories of Men Who Have Been Killed, Wounded or Have Died in Armed Service of U.S.
Corp. James M. Henington of Hereford, Texas, was killed in action on Oct. 8, the date of the Attigny attack of the Panther Division. He enlisted in the old Seventh Texas Infantry, later the One Hundred and Forty-second Infantry, and was trained at Camp Bowie. He was the son of R.R. Henington.
He died during the Battle for Saint-Etienne, France. This was the unit’s first engagement in combat, thirty-four days before the declaration of Armistice on November 11, 1918.
Two years later, they were removed to the Meuse Argonne American Military Cemetery near Romagne, France. It is our largest military cemetery in Europe.
Fort Worth Star Telegram - Wednesday Dec. 11, 1918
The Price of Liberty
Brief Stories of Men Who Have Been Killed, Wounded or Have Died in Armed Service of U.S.
Corp. James M. Henington of Hereford, Texas, was killed in action on Oct. 8, the date of the Attigny attack of the Panther Division. He enlisted in the old Seventh Texas Infantry, later the One Hundred and Forty-second Infantry, and was trained at Camp Bowie. He was the son of R.R. Henington.
Son of Robert Richard Henington and Sallie J. Nichols. Brother to Maude Hennington. He was unmarried. He was born 03 December 1893, in Raysville, Pickens County, Chickasaw Nation in the Indian Territory, prior to Oklahoma statehood.
He died during the Battle for Saint-Etienne, France. This was the unit’s first engagement in combat, thirty-four days before the declaration of Armistice on November 11, 1918.
Two years later, they were removed to the Meuse Argonne American Military Cemetery near Romagne, France. It is our largest military cemetery in Europe.
Fort Worth Star Telegram - Wednesday Dec. 11, 1918
The Price of Liberty
Brief Stories of Men Who Have Been Killed, Wounded or Have Died in Armed Service of U.S.
Corp. James M. Henington of Hereford, Texas, was killed in action on Oct. 8, the date of the Attigny attack of the Panther Division. He enlisted in the old Seventh Texas Infantry, later the One Hundred and Forty-second Infantry, and was trained at Camp Bowie. He was the son of R.R. Henington.
He died during the Battle for Saint-Etienne, France. This was the unit’s first engagement in combat, thirty-four days before the declaration of Armistice on November 11, 1918.
Two years later, they were removed to the Meuse Argonne American Military Cemetery near Romagne, France. It is our largest military cemetery in Europe.
Fort Worth Star Telegram - Wednesday Dec. 11, 1918
The Price of Liberty
Brief Stories of Men Who Have Been Killed, Wounded or Have Died in Armed Service of U.S.
Corp. James M. Henington of Hereford, Texas, was killed in action on Oct. 8, the date of the Attigny attack of the Panther Division. He enlisted in the old Seventh Texas Infantry, later the One Hundred and Forty-second Infantry, and was trained at Camp Bowie. He was the son of R.R. Henington.
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