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HORAN, Philip Edward Jr "Phil" - Date of
birth
8 July 1918 -
Age
26 - Place of
birth
Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska -
Hometown
Douglas County, Nebraska
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-024752 -
Rank
Captain -
Function
Company Commander -
Unit
I Company,
3rd Battalion,
414th Infantry Regiment,
104th Infantry Division
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Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
15 April 1945 - Place of
death
Halle, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 11 | 26 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Philip E. Horan (father)
Blanche (Coffman) Horan (mother)
William C. Horan (brother)
Kathleen Horan (sister)
Mary A. (Janke) Horan (wife)
More information
In preparation for college, Capt Philip E. Horan Jr. attended Central High School in Omaha, spent one year at St. John’s Military School at Delafield, Wisconsin, and another year in Europe where he attended the Alliance Francaise in Paris, France. He entered the Military Academy on 1 July 1938. He proudly chose for the Infantry, and, immediately after his graduation from West Point on 29 May 1942, he attended the Infantry Basic Officers Course at Fort Benning, Georgia. From there he was assigned to the newly activated 104th (Timberwolf) Infantry Division at Camp Adair, Oregon.Capt Horan was hit by German small arms fire.
He was awarded the Silver Star (posthumously) for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in connection with military operations against the enemy as Commanding Officer of Company I.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Peter Schouteten, Jack Solomon, and the United States Military Academy at West Point, www.wwiimemorial.com - Cheryl Leslie, www.ancestry.com - Jelen Family Tree / 1930 Census / Headstone and Interment Record
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Jack Solomon, and the United States Military Academy at West Point