Dr. Henry Himes is a historian with the Marine Corps History Division. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Geography, graduating Magna Cum Laude, from Youngstown State University (YSU) in 2001, where he also participated in Army ROTC as a scholarship cadet.
Upon commissioning as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army Field Artillery, Dr. Himes was stationed at Fort Bragg, NC. During his five years of active duty service (2001-2006), he advanced through the ranks to captain. His significant assignments included serving as a firing battery support platoon leader, fire direction officer, gun battery platoon leader, battery executive officer, and corps fire support officer.
He is a graduate of several professional military courses, including the U.S. Army’s Artillery Officer Basic Course, U.S. Army Airborne School, U.S. Army Air Assault School, and the 82nd Airborne Jumpmaster School. He is also a graduate of the United States Marine Corps Command and Staff College Blended Seminar Program (June 2025).
In 2005, Dr. Himes deployed to Operation Iraqi Freedom with the XVIII Airborne Corps, Fires and Effects Element.
After his military service, Dr. Himes earned a Master of Arts in History with a certificate in public history from Youngstown State University. He subsequently completed a Ph.D. in History at West Virginia University, specializing in American Social History with an emphasis on labor and the working class. His doctoral studies also included Twentieth Century U.S. history, African American history (1865 to Present), and Twentieth Century Europe.
In January 2022, Dr. Himes joined the United States Marine Corps History Division as a historian.
Honors and Awards
Fellow, Summer Seminar in Military History, National World War II Museum, New Orleans, Louisiana (June 2023)
Co-Winner of the New York Labor History Association’s Bernard Bellush prize for best labor-oriented graduate research paper (2019)