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Georgia Soldier Laid to Rest 70 Years Later
After seven decades missing in action and presumed killed in action during the Korean War, U.S. Army Cpl. Henry Lewis Helms was brought home at last.
May 23, 2021
After being missing in action for seven decades and presumed killed in action while fighting in the Korean War, U.S. Army Corporal Henry Lewis Helms received full honors with funeral rites and burial in Ringgold, Georgia.
Funeral services were held Saturday, May 22 at 2:00 p.m. at the Wilson Funeral Home in Ringgold.
Born September 19, 1926 in DeKalb County, Alabama, Cpl. Helms and his family moved to Ringgold, Georgia during the 1940’s. Helms enlisted in the U.S. Army and served in the last year of World War II. Cpl. Helms reenlisted in the U.S. Army on August 12, 1948. During the Korean War Cpl. Helms served with Dog Company (D Co), 1st Battalion (Bn), 32nd Infantry (1/32INF), 7th Infantry Division (ID).