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PARR, Horace Jay - Date of
birth
4 December 1914 -
Age
29 - Place of
birth
Ohio -
Hometown
Geauga County, Ohio
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35921523 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
F Company,
2nd Battalion,
325th Glider Infantry Regiment,
82nd Airborne Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
29 September 1944 - Place of
death
Sint Jansberg, Mook, the Netherlands
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| K | 21 | 5 |
Immediate family
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Members
George R. Parr (father)
Bernice C. (Battles) Parr (mother)
Russell G. Parr (brother)
Everett Parr (brother)
Ethel B. Parr (sister)
Clara (Scheuring) Parr (wife)
Donald J. Parr (son)
More information
Pvt Horace J. Parr enlisted in Cleveland, Ohio on 12 November 1943.
Source of information: Terry Hirsch, Peter Schouteten, WWIIMemorial.com, Fold3.com, Marketgarden.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / Ohio Birth Records, Middletown Journal - 6 December 2003
Photo source: Marketgarden.com, Lynn Vandevort - Geauga County Public Library, Chardon Branch - courtesy of Kathy McDermott