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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Byron Henry canonical 6

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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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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

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 ⓘ