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Personal info

Full name
VAN HORN, Harold Joseph
Date of birth
28 August 1921
Age
23
Place of birth
Boyd County, Kentucky
Hometown
Ashland, Boyd County, Kentucky

Military service

Service number
15058087
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
10th Infantry Regiment,
5th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
10 September 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Arnaville, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
B 9 57

Immediate family

Members
Williard J. Van Horn (father)
Cora (Ross) Van Horn (mother)
Dorothy L. Van Horn (sister)
David Van Horn (brother)
Ellis F. Van Horn (brother)
Ruth M. Van Horn (sister)
Joan Van Horn (sister)

More information

Pvt Harold J. Van Horn enlisted in the Regular Army at Fort Thomas Newport, Kentucky on 15 October 1940.

He attended 1 year of College and worked at a beverage production company.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / Hood Family Tree / Cook County Illinois Birth Index, "A footsoldier for Patton" - Michael C. Bilder/James G. Bilder, The 5th Infantry Division in the ETO

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