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Personal info

Full name
OSBURN, Harvey Harold
Date of birth
16 July 1918
Age
26
Place of birth
Forder, Lincoln County, Colorado
Hometown
Ordway, Crowley County, Colorado

Military service

Service number
37364107
Rank
Private First Class
Function
Rifleman
Unit
18th Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
30 March 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Hatzfeld, Hessen, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
P 13 10

Immediate family

Members
Gillford L. Osburn (father)
Emma A. (Haver) Osburn (mother)
Floyd Osburn (brother)
Dennis L. Osburn (brother)
Gurvis Osburn (brother)
Weltha M. Osburn (sister)
Sylvia D. Osburn (sister)
Ellsworth Osburn (brother)
Arnold H. Osburn (brother)
Twila S.J. Osburn (sister)
Ileen E. Osburn (sister)
Viola M. Osburn (sister)
Rebecca (Gerlock) Osburn (wife)

More information

Pfc Harvey H. Osburn worked as a farm hand.

He was married to Rebecca Gerlock on 12 October 1940 in Colorado.

He enlisted at Fort Logan, Colorado on 22 May 1944.

Source of information: FOHF, www.ancestry.com - Family Tree, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - Enlistment Record, www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, 18th Infantry Regiment “Omnia Paratus” Unit History

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Phillipet, Storiesbehindthestars.org