Henry E. LeFebvre

Colonel Henry E.

LeFebvre was born in

Oroville, CA. Hank

joined the California

National Guard during

high school which

started him on a 30 year

career in the US Army.

He was commissioned

a 2nd Lieutenant of

Infantry following

graduation from OCS

in July 1942. Colonel

LeFebvre volunteered

for parachute troops

and was assigned to

the 508th Parachute

Infantry Regiment

(PIR) and went overseas to Europe in December of 1943.

He was a Platoon Leader in the parachute jump into

Normandy on D-Day, June 6th 1944. Colonel LeFebvre

also made the parachute jump into Holland and fought in the

Battle of the Bulge and the Central European Campaign.

Returning to the States, Hank was discharged and married

Mary Alice Jones, his high school sweetheart, in February

of 1946. They served in Germany, Ft Monroe, VA, Korea,

the Ordnance School, the Pentagon, the Canal Zone, and

they retired from the US Army in January 1970.

Hank is survived by his wife, Mary Alice; his sons,

Doug (in Arkansas) and Jim (in Colorado); his daughters-in-

law, CJ & Susan; three grandchildren, numerous cousins

and countless friends. Hank and Mary Alice traveled to all

7 continents and close to 100 countries, and gave many

programs on their extensive travels to various organizations.

He was a driver in the Meals on Wheels program for about

25 years and was a Tax Counselor for the elderly for about

8 years. Hank was always active in sports: Tennis, Squash,

Golf, and excelled at each sport with numerous trophies

and honors. Hank was also quite a good joke teller.

Hank passed away quietly in his sleep at home in

Balboa, CA. Services will be held at Christ Church by the

Sea, 1400 W. Balboa Blvd, Newport Beach, CA at 11 AM

on May 1st, 2010.