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Personal info

Full name
HORN, John Kelley
Date of birth
19 April 1915
Age
29
Place of birth
Ashland City, Clay County, Alabama
Hometown
Talladega County, Alabama

Military service

Service number
34582791
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
28th Infantry Regiment,
8th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
14 April 1945
Place of death
Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
L 6 10

Immediate family

Members
Sanders M. Horn (father)
Lucille (Porter) Horn (mother)
Wesley Horn (brother)
Catherine A. (Wolf) Horn (wife)
Larry Horn (son)

More information

John K. Horn attended 1 year of college and was married.
Pfc John K. Horn enlisted in Fort McClellan, Alabama on 29 November 1942.

Source of information: Jac Engels, Larry Horn, Kathy Horn Oliver, Enlistment record / National Archives, ABMC, National Archives, CWGC/ABMC / Find A Grave, www.ancestry.com Family Trees

Photo source: Des Philippet / Find A Grave, Kathy Horn Oliver