Y1 Bernard A. Henry, Jr.
1924 - 1995
USN
WWII
Bernard Anthony “Duke” Henry, Jr. was born July 24, 1924 in Chicago to Bernard and Florence Quinn Henry.
Henry enlisted for World War II duty in the U.S. Navy on September 15, 1943. He was honorably discharged as a Yeoman First Class on May 2, 1946, then went on to graduate from Northwestern University in 1948 with a degree in Commerce.
On September 18, 1948, he married Lucy Harrison in Chicago; they raised eight children in Barrington.
Henry made a career in banking with the First National Bank of Chicago, retiring in 1983. He was a member of the FNBC Quarter Century Club, Knights of Columbus, and St. Anne Church. He was also a leader of Boy Scout Troop #824.
Y1 Duke Henry died on February 23, 1995 in Jekyll Island, Georgia, and is buried with his wife in Barrington’s Evergreen Cemetery.
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Courtesy of Signal Hill Chapter, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution.