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Henrik B Palm,

Deadeye

Battery B

363 Artillery Batallion


"He was a policeman in Chicago and a runner for gangster Al Capone in Chicago, and because of his dry cleaning business he was able to carry the bootleg alcohol. He was always worried he would be recognized by the mob as a cop. "


Henrik B Palm was born on May 6, 1919 in St Halair, Minnesota. His parents were Tobias Jansen Palmand Randie Olavs Sandland. They were immigrants from Norway. He was one of thirty children.

 
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He moved from Pennington City, to Stilluf

 

Henrik Palm graduated from High School, and had a football scholarship to St. Olaf college in South Dakota.

 
Henrik married Betty Louise Blanchard and had three children. Children were all born in St. Paul, Minnesota. Because he had three children he was one of the last to be drafted.
 

He was drafted on Jan 31, 1944 Ft Sheridan when he was 35 years old.

He joined the 96th Infantry, the Deadeyes, in Battery B 363 Artillery Batallion
He shipped overseas in July and served in Leyte and Okinawa

 

 
Henrik remembers walking along behind tanks and having to run to catch up.
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Henrik Palm became something of a radio star from this interview by Detroit radio station WJR - Detroit, MI on an 12 in aluminum disk in Leyte in 1944

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He was a policeman in Chicago and a runner for gangster Al Capone in Chicago, and because of his dry cleaning business he was able to carry the bootleg alcohol. He was always worried he would be recognized by the mob as a cop.  
     

He started his own Dry Cleaning business called H B Palm and Packo. He also was a traveling salesman of the chemicls he developed himself for his business. Henrik never could be cooped up in an office. He was a kind, gentle soul. He never swore, and believed in following the Golden Rule.

When Henrik Palm shook your hand it was a promise.

The dry cleaning business knew Henrick Palm because throughout the South because of his ties - gaudy ties.

     
Discharged 12 8 45
Died 6-1-90
Lived in Smirna, Georgia
He is buried Smyrna, Gerogia.
   
     
If the family or friends of this beloved Deadeye would like to post any photos, tributes or stories please contact us and we will be very happy to add to this page.  
   

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