What is the name of this United States Army officer and private security officer of British origin and who had the White Rose read at his funeral in 2001?
The White Rose (song) The White Rose is a traditional Cornish folk song, the chorus of which appeared in the film "Ladies in Lavender" (2005). The song remains popular and has been recorded by many of the Cornish male voice choirs and is often performed at funerals. In 2001 it was read at the funeral of Rick Rescorla, Cornish hero of 9/11.
Henry Johnson (World War I soldier) William Henry Johnson (circa July 15, 1892 – July 1, 1929), commonly known as Henry Johnson, was a United States Army soldier who performed heroically in the first African American unit of the U.S. Army to engage in combat in World War I. On watch in the Argonne Forest on May 14, 1918, he fought off a German raid in hand-to-hand combat, killing multiple German soldiers and rescuing a fellow soldier while experiencing 21 wounds, in an action that was brought to the nation's attention by coverage in the "New York World" and "The Saturday Evening Post" later that year. On June 2, 2015 he was awarded the Medal of Honor by President Barack Obama in a posthumous ceremony at the White House.