52 Ancestors Challenge Week 33: "Service" - Three Henrys In Service

I have many ancestors and relatives who have served in the U.S. military - many. They extend back to the American Revolution and served as recently as the war in Afghanistan. 

You may have heard of gold star families. Those are families that have lost immediate family members in service during a time of conflict. Then there are blue star families. Those are families that have an immediate family member on active duty during a time of military conflict. These families often possess and display banners on or in their homes with the appropriate number of stars on them. That's right, sometimes the family has more than one immediate member on active duty, or God-forbid, who have died in service. You may see banners with multiple stars of mixed designations. Maybe they lost a child in the war and have another still actively serving.

My grandparents' generation was dramatically affected by World War II but thankfully none of them lost siblings. Both of my grandfathers served in the U.S. Navy during WWII. Grandma Earle had more than one sibling serving in WWII.

I truly love this article about my Grandma Earle's siblings and their service during WWII. All of them are now passed; Charles Aloysius Henry Jr. (April 24, 1922 - March 22, 1994), Regina Dorothy Henry-Drew (February 6, 1924 - March 7, 2010), Robert Victor Henry (October 21, 1925 - April 30, 2011). The article appeared on page 13 of the Nassau Daily Review-Star on Friday, March 2, 1945.

It reads:

The Three Henrys In Service

Charles A. Henry, Jr.    Regina D. Henry    Robert V. Henry

The Henrys are sons and daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Henry of 15 Fenimore avenue, Hempstead. Miss Henry was not content to sit at home while her brothers were doing their part overseas to win the war. A senior nurse at St. Mary's hospital, Brooklyn, she will graduate in May. Private First Class Robert Henry is with the infantry in France. He trained at Camp Shelby, Miss., and was with the Grumman Aircraft Engineering corporation prior to entering the army. Second Lieutenant Charles Henry is with an antiaircraft artillery unit on Saipan. He was attending Hofstra college when he entered the service. All three are graduates of Hempstead High school. 

The photo of my great uncle Bobby, is much too dark and thus I have included a similar image of him taken during the same time period, if not on the actual same day, so you can check out that handsome Henry face.