Josh McHenry to Command Armored Platoon

Robert Joshua McHenry recently completed his studies at California Polytechnic State University at San Luis Obispo, and has been promoted from ROTC recruit to second lieutenant in the U.S. Army, where he will command an armored platoon.

Armored platoons comprise four tanks, each with a 10-man complement, for a total of 40 field trained soldiers answering to Josh. His unit is "combat heavy," with orders being awaited. He is scheduled to begin service in January.

Josh, who majored in agriculture management at Cal Poly, is the son of S. Craig McHenry and noted children's author Janet McHenry of Yreca, Calif. His maternal grandmother is Doris Fieg Holm of Elk Grove, Calif.

He is a direct descendant of James McHenry, who served as secretary of war under presidents George Washington and John Adams from 1796 to 1800 and for whom Baltimore's Fort McHenry is named.