Henry was advancing towards the Germans with other soldiers when he saw that a British Officer had been badly hurt by a bullet in his leg and could not move. So Henry managed to pick him up (while all the bullets were flying around) and carry him back to safety where he could be treated by the doctors, therefore saving his life.

A few of the other soldiers saw what Henry did and he was nominated for a medal which is eventually received. He was very surprised to find out the medal was the Military Medal as he never thought of himself as a hero or as particularly brave.

One of Henry's orders was to run messages from one commanding officer to another during the fighting to pass on instructions as to what they should be doing.

Due to the fact Henry could speak Yiddish, he often was used to help Officers understand what Jewish German Prisoners of War were saying.