Byron Henry

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Byron Henry is a central fictional character in Herman Wouk’s World War II novel "The Winds of War," portrayed as a young American naval officer whose experiences provide a personal lens on the global conflict.

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instanceOf fictional character
literary character
adaptedIn The Winds of War (1983 miniseries)
linked to: The Winds of War

War and Remembrance (1988–1989 miniseries)
linked to: War and Remembrance
alsoKnownAs Byron "Briny" Henry
appearsIn The Winds of War
War and Remembrance
associatedWorkAuthor Herman Wouk
basedIn United States
child Louis Henry
conflictParticipatedIn World War II
createdBy Herman Wouk
createdInYear 1971
familyName Henry
father Victor Henry
firstAppearance The Winds of War
genre historical fiction
givenName Byron
languageOfWork English
literarySeries The Winds of War / War and Remembrance cycle
linked to: The Winds of War
medium novel
militaryBranch United States Navy
mother Rhoda Henry
narrativeRole central viewpoint character
nationality American
occupation naval officer
portrayedBy Jan-Michael Vincent
setting Europe
Pacific theater of World War II
linked to: Pacific War

United States
sibling Madeline Henry
Warren Henry
spouse Natalie Jastrow
themeInvolvement Holocaust awareness through family experience
family in wartime
moral choices in war

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The Winds of War mainCharacter Byron Henry
War and Remembrance mainCharacter Byron Henry
Victor "Pug" Henry child Byron Henry
Aaron Jastrow hasRelative Byron Henry
Natalie Jastrow relative Byron Henry
Rhoda Henry hasChild Byron Henry