26th April

Private First Class Milburn H Henke returned to Belfast several times where he relived his experieces from 1942. He died in Minnesota on 26th April 1998.

Remembering the Fallen

Milburn H Henke

Milburn H. Henke

Private First Class

Private First Class Milburn H. Henke from Minnesota was officially the first American GI to step into the European Theatre of Operations in 1942.

Alexander Hull

Sergeant | 6973254

Sergeant Alexander Hull served in 6th Battalion Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers during the Second World War. He died in Belfast on 26th April 1941.

John Archibald Nicholson

Sergeant | 754117

Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve Sergeant John Archibald Nicholson died on 26th April 1941 while flying Supermarine Spitfire X4245 with RAF 602 Squadron.