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name
HORN, Wade M - Date of
birth
1915 -
Age
unknown - Place of
birth
Mississippi -
Hometown
Edinburg, Leake County, Mississippi
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O1287355 -
Rank
First Lieutenant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
E Company,
2nd Battalion,
2nd Infantry Regiment,
5th Infantry Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
10 November 1944 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Louvigny, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| K | 27 | 2 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Thomas V. Horn (father)
Lizzie B. (Winters) Horn (mother)
Mary R. Horn (sister)
Tomie E. Horn (sister)
More information
1st Lt Wade M. Horn graduated from Mississippi State College in 1938 and worked on a livestock farm before he enlisted at Camp Shelby on 25 February 1941.
Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.ancestry.com – 1930/1940 Census / Sulivan Family Tree / Headstone and Interment Record, www.newspapers.com - Clarion-Ledger
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Pamela Roszell