SALUTING: PRESTON HENDERSON UNCLE PRESTON WAS MY DAD'S BROTHER. UNCLE PRESTON WAS DRAFTED AND SENT TO HAWAII. AT THE TIME, THIS WAS A SCARY THING. PEARL HARBOR HAD RECENTLY BEEN BOMBED, DEC 7, 1941 AND UNCLE PRESTON BEING SENT TO HAWAII SOUNDED VERY DANGEROUS AT THE TIME. AS IT TURNED OUT, HAWAII WAS ONE OF THE SAFEST PLACES TO BE. MANY OF UNCLE PRESTON'S FRIENDS AND KIN WERE SENT TO HAWAII FOR REST AND RECUPERATION. SEVERAL FROM MALAKOFF VISITED UNCLE PRESTON, INCLUDING UNCLE RAY ROGERS, CHARLES JACKSON AND SEVERAL MORE THAT I CAN NOT CONFIRM. Thanks for serving Uncle Preston |
Preston Henderson in Hawaii |
I was thrilled to find a 1943 Christmas program from Hawaii in which Uncle Preston and his group participated. The program discusses the Signal Corp and how it was formed. Here is the Link so CLICK HERE TO READ |
Charles Jackson in Hawaii |