He was stationed in Holland artillery gun at the Chalet at Columbia Ice Fields in April 1944.

When he and many others arrived home from overseas, there was a period of adjustment and when younger brother Lloyd decided he did not want to stay on the farm, Henry bought it and eventually expanded it to a larger acreage.

[3] Returning from the war, he went into farming in the Rock Lake area, raising first‑class Hereford beef cattle and, in latter years, poultry to a lesser degree.

[4] He was instrumental in getting the Frelsis (Liberty) Lutheran Church at Grund designated as a historical site in Argyle, Manitoba, Canada on October 29, 1990.

Henry was a long‑time member of the Churchill board that dealt with the matters of concern for the operation of that port.