Sgt T. B. "Mutt" Henley - Black Oak, TX
N 32° 58.300 W 095° 25.930
15S E 272697 N 3650771
Sgt T. B. "Mutt" Henley was killed in action during World War II, "on Iwo Jima," and was buried at sea. The headstone for his parents in Black Oak Cemetery also serves as a cenotaph for this fallen Marine.
Waymark Code: WMPYQZ
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 11/12/2015
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Sgt. Henley is
memorialized on the Honolulu Memorial (Courts of the Missing, Court 4) at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, HI. He served in the 27th Regiment of the U.S. Marine Corps, and is listed as having been buried at sea. The actual details of his death are unknown, although one can speculate that he was killed during the initial invasion of the island.
The Hopkins County Genealogical Society has a little bit of information about him:
HENLEY, T.B. (Mutt) Sgt. Son of Mr. and Mrs. W.D. Henley. Entered the Marines in July 1942, trained at San Diego, CA. Served at Pearl Harbor and Iwo Jima. Has Purple Heart, Combat Ribbon and other honors. Killed in Action February 19, 1945 on Iwo Jima.
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The gray, granite memorial in Black Oak Cemetery is a modern headstone, with the family name, "Henley", across the top. Below that is a medallion with a photo of Sgt. Henley, and this inscription:
In Loving Memory Of
St. T.B. "Mutt" Henley
Died in the Service of His Country
On Iwo Jima Feb. 19, 1945
Age 23 Years
His section of the headstone is flanked by those dedicated to his parents. They are decorated with a depiction of stained glass (?) and flowers:
Willie D.
July 29, 1890
July 28, 1953
Nonnie E.
May 29, 1894
Feb. 24, 1976
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