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Personal info

Full name
LEE, Horace Orville
Date of birth
23 February 1924
Age
20
Place of birth
Hancock County, Mississippi
Hometown
Pearl River County, Mississippi

Military service

Service number
34631316
Rank
Private First Class
Function
Rifleman
Unit
E Company,
2nd Battalion,
116th Infantry Regiment,
29th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
14 October 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Würselen, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
G 4 38

Immediate family

Members
Daniel F. Lee (father)
Sarah A. Lee (mother)
James H. Lee (brother)
Hollis R. Lee (brother)
Elijah I. Lee (brother)
Mary N. Lee (sister)
Ora L. Lee (brother)
Eleanor L. Lee (sister)
Percy P. Lee (brother)

More information

Pfc Horace Lee enlisted on 7 May 1943 at Camp Shelby, Mississippi.
He joined his unit from Replacement Depot on 13 June 1944 and got lightly wounded on 11 July 1944.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / 1930 Census

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet