Henry Shedd

Henry Shedd was in the US Army, 82nd Airborne Division.

Information about the 82nd Airborne from Wikipedia


The 82nd Airborne Division is an airborne infantry division of the United States Army, specializing in parachute assault operations into denied areas. Based at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, the 82nd Airborne Division is part of the XVIII Airborne Corps. The 82nd Airborne Division is the U.S. Army's most strategically mobile formation.[1] The 82nd Airborne Division is one of the most highly trained light infantry divisions in the world.


Famous soldiers of the division include Sergeant Alvin C. YorkGeneral James M. Gavin, General of the Army Omar BradleySenator Strom Thurmond (325th Glider Infantry Regiment in World War II), Senator Jack Reed, R&B singer Lou Rawls, actor William Windom, country music singer Craig Morgan, former Syracuse University football coach Ben Schwartzwalder, fashion critic/choreographer Bruce Darnell, The Honorable Patrick Murphy (Under Secretary of the Army), Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards, and General "Henry" Hugh Shelton (Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from 1997 to 2001).