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HORTON, Verlon Morris - Date of
birth
16 November 1918 -
Age
26 - Place of
birth
Largewood, Lyon County, Iowa -
Hometown
East St. Louis, St. Clair County, Illinois
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36982480 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
Rifleman -
Unit
L Company,
3rd Battalion,
417th Infantry Regiment,
76th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
14 February 1945 - Place of
death
Near Minden, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| H | 14 | 79 |
Immediate family
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Members
Herbert W. Horton (father)
Mabel A.(Causey) Horton (mother)
Virgil K. Horton (brother)
Verna E. Horton (sister)
Velmar H. Horton (brother)
Valeria E. Horton (sister)
Viola M. Horton (sister)
Beulah E. (Mills) Horton (wife)
Betty J. Horton (daughter)
Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com, - 1920/1930 Census, Headstone and Interment Records, Morning Report 21 February 1945
Photo source: Peter Schouteten,www.ancestry.com - St. Louis Post Dispatch - 8 March 1945