On the 80^th anniversary of his death in 1943, the grave of a former Camp Tyson soldier will finally receive a marker.

The public is invited to the ceremony formally marking the grave of Pvt. Herman Hankins, set for 10 a.m. Saturday, July 29, at Maplewood Cemetery. The ceremony is hosted by the Paris/Henry County Bicentennial Committee.

On the evening of July 29, 1943, Army Private Herman Hankins was killed in a tourist camp in Routon right outside of Camp Tyson. He was 25.

According to his death certificate, the death was ruled a homicide by the medical examiner and mystery has surrounded his death in the decades since. He was shot in the chest by Camp Tyson Military Police and died on arrival at the Camp Tyson Station Hospital.

Pvt. Hankins was buried in an unmarked grave in Maplewood Cemetery.