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VAN HORN, James Byron Jr - Date of
birth
17 March 1912 -
Age
32 - Place of
birth
Ft. Bayard, Grant County, New Mexico -
Hometown
Tucson, Pima County, Arizona
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-1303233 -
Rank
First Lieutenant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
B Company,
1st Battalion,
11th Infantry Regiment,
5th Infantry Division
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Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
3 October 1944 - Place of
death
Twenty yards from the north corner of the main entrance of the fort
Fort Driant, Ard-sur-Moselle, France
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine - Tablets of the Missing
Immediate family
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Members
James B. Van Horn Sr. (father)
Frances S. (Hagen) Van Horn (mother)
More information
1st Lt James B. Van Horn graduated from the University of Arizona in 1937. He was a teacher at Mansfield Junior High School.Lt Van Horn together with a B Company rifleman rushed to the entrance of the main fort, but both were killed immediately by machinegun fire. due to the tactical situation at the time this incident occured, the fact that the enemy regained and occupied the fort for a period of three months, no attempt could be made to evacuate the remains and no subsequent search of the area could be made by the unit concerned. A field investigation was conducted in the area in november 1946 with negative results.
Source of information: Leo Minne, Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com – 1920/1930/1940 Census / U.S. Headstone and Interment Record / U.S WWII Draft Cards Young Men, A footsoldier for Patton / Michael C. Bilder James G. Bilder, The 5th Infantry Division in the ETO, IDPF - courtesy of the 7th AD Association
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – 50thAIB / Frogman, University of Arizona