WWII vet Langrehr named a ‘Hometown Hero’ in Clinton

By: Dave Thompson|June 23, 2025

|4 min read

Kay Schneider, Henry Langrehr’s daughter and Clinton, Iowa, resident, receives a folded American flag to honor her late father as a “Hometown Hero” during a ceremony Friday, June 20, in Clinton. CREDIT DAVE THOMPSON

CLINTON, Iowa – Henry Langrehr was remembered as a successful businessman, dedicated family man and community leader.

The Clinton community came out Friday, June 20, to also honor the late area resident as a World War II hero who parachuted into Sainte-Mère-Église, France, on D-Day (June 6, 1944) when…

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WWII vet Langrehr named a ‘Hometown Hero’ in Clinton

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