Person:James Henderson (32)

Died of heart attack in car on the Leavenworth bridge on the way to hospital. Was a World War II Vet. Social Security #: 500-12-3980 SS# issued in: Missouri

WORLD WAR II ENLISTMENT RECORD Name: James L Henderson Birth Year: 1922 Race: White, citizen (White) Nativity State or Country: Kentucky State: Missouri County or City: Platte Enlistment Date: 1 Apr 1944 Enlistment State: Kansas Enlistment City: Fort Levenworth Branch: No branch assignment Branch Code: No branch assignment Grade: Private Grade Code: Private Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men) Source: Civil Life Education: Grammar school Civil Occupation: Automobile Serviceman Marital Status: Single, without dependents Height: 00 Weight: 000

My Uncle Jimmy was a prankster as I remember him and always enjoyed a good laugh. The one thing I know about him is that he was so afraid of snakes. He had a diner in downtown Weston and one day I took a fake snake and walked up to him in the diner and pulled it out and I though he was going to have a stroke. He was ready to whip me other than the fact the snake was in the way. The whole diner was laughing when they saw it was a fake snake. Another time me and Bubby his son took my walkie talkies to his house and while Bubby stayed outside I walked in and was showing my walkie talkie to Uncle Jimmy. He had no clue about Bubby being outside and when the voice came over it telling me I was on a govenment channel and I could be arrested didn't set well with him. It didn't help either when I told the voice I wasn't afraid and I would kick their butts. The conversation got more heated and all the time Uncle Jimmy was telling me to turn the sob walkie talkie off. About the time Uncle Jimmy was about to have a cow the voice on the walkie talkie said they could track me and knew where I was. It was when Bubby knocked on the door I thought Uncle Jimmy was crappng his pants. When Bubby walked in with the other walkie talkie and said got ya Dad I thought I would die. We pulled a prank on the king of pranks. The best thing about him was he knew he had been had and he wasn't mad. He truly appreciated a good prank. But on the other side he was relieved that Uncle Sam wasn't at his front door. I wish he had lived longer because I am sure there were many things he could have taught me. Darrell warner

1. ↑ Research done by and information and looked up by Darrell Warner. Tombstone in Graceland Cemetery located on Walnut Street in Weston, Platte County, Missouri.
2. ↑ Research done by and information looked up by Darrell Warner. Kentucky Birth, Marraige and Death Databases CD from Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives. Research by Darrell Warner..