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Patriots of two wars remembered through Eagle Scout tales
A Memorial Day tribute recalls Ted Henderson Sr and his son Ted Jr, veterans of World War I and World War II. Ted Sr survived a German wound, built a career, and raised four children, while Ted Jr. became a Marine and was killed in the Pacific. Rosa Henderson Murray shares family memories of scouting, birds, and the home life that shaped their heroism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ted Henderson Sr
Ted Jr
Lme
Place
Ted Sr
France
Frank Elmore Henderson
Dixie Clay Co
Bath
Aiken High School
Marines
Pacific
Ater Tinian
Rosa Henderson Murray
Mrs. Murray
Greenville
Clay Mine
Carey Bishop
Barrineau
Ted
Rosa
Carey
Japan
Bethany
Hendersons
Croslands
Ari
Saipan
Tinian
Augusta
Father
Ted Henderson
Ted Henderson Jr