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{{Character infobox |name = Fred Henderson |image = [[file:314px-Henderson-01-large.jpg|250px]] |rank = Corporal |affiliations = 101st Airborne, 501st PIR, 2nd Battalion, Easy Company |death = June 13, 1944, Ramelle, Normandy, France |weapon = [[Thompson Submachine Gun]] |birth = Approx. 1915}} '''Corporal Fred Henderson''' was a minor character in the film ''[[Saving Private Ryan]]'', who served as a soldier in the 101st Airbourne and was one of the [[Ramelle Paratroopers]]. ==Biography== Henderson jumped into Normandy on D-Day, with Easy Company, 2nd Battalion, 501st PIR, [[101st Airborne]]. He was later grouped up by a Colonel to go to the town of [[Ramelle]] under the command of [[Captain Jennings]]. While at Ramelle, the Germans bombarded them with 88s, killing their leader who was Captain Jennings, passing the command onto Henderson. A few hours before the defence of Ramelle, he, [[Private James Francis Ryan|Private Ryan]], and [[Private Toynbe]] took out a [[Sd. Kfz. 250|Halftrack]] with a bazooka. After destroying the tank, they met [[Miller's Men]]. [[Captain John H. Miller|Captain Miller]] was there to pull Private Ryan off the line because of the deaths [[Daniel Ryan|of]] [[Sean Ryan|his]] [[Peter Ryan|brothers]], but Ryan was adamant and refused to leave. Miller and his men decided to stay and help Henderson out, and command was passed on to Miller, who formed the [[Ramelle Defenders]]. Henderson helped organize the men and weapons and set up positions. He and [[Private Stanley Mellish|Private Mellish]] took positions behind some rubble with a [[M1919 Browning machine gun|.30 caliber machine gun]]. He then participated in the [[Battle at Ramelle]]. During the battle, he and Mellish killed and wounded many German soldiers with their machine gun, before changing position to a window in a wrecked house. He and Mellish killed and wounded many more Germans with their machine guns, before they ran out of ammunition, forcing them to use their own firearms to kill more Germans. One grenade was tossed in, but Henderson tossed it back, killing one of the Germans in the explosion. Eventually, a group of three Germans tried creeping into their room. Henderson shot one through the wall, killing them. As a pool of blood leaked into the room, Henderson and Mellish waited, when suddenly Henderson was shot in the neck with an [[MP40]] by a Waffen-SS soldier, fataly wounding him. Henderson rolled around gagging, as Mellish shot one soldier but then had to wrestle with [[Waffen SS Soldier|another]]. Henderson eventually suffocated to death, shortly before Mellish was stabbed to death by the SS soldier. ==Personality== ==Abilities== ==Equipment== *'''M1A1 Thompson''': *'''Browning M1919A4''': *'''Model 24 Stielhandgranate''': {{DEFAULTSORT:Henderson, Fred}} [[Category:Characters]] [[Category:Corporal]] [[Category:Soldiers]] [[Category:Minor Characters]] [[Category:Deceased characters]] [[Category:Death by shooting]] [[Category:United States Army 101st Airborne Division 501st PIR]] [[Category:United States Army 101st Airborne Division]]
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