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HOONSBEEN, Howard O - Date of
birth
29 July 1910 -
Age
35 - Place of
birth
Wisconsin -
Hometown
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36676899 -
Rank
Master Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
720th Railway Operating Battalion
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Awards
unknown
Death
-
Status
Died non-Battle - Date of
death
28 August 1945 - Place of
death
Landen, Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| M | 4 | 10 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Lewis H. Hoonsbeen (father)
Anna L. (Dettinger) Hoonsbeen (mother)
Fred Hoonsbeen (brother)
George R. Hoonsbeen (brother)
Gerald L. Hoonsbeen (brother)
Mabel E. (Golding) Hoonsbeen (wife)
More information
M/Sgt Howard O. Hoonsbeen graduated from Alma Center High school in 1927. He attended college for one year and was employed by the North Western Railroad.He was fatally injured in a jeep accident.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census / Deborah Buske & Roy Small Genealogy Family Tree, Wisconsin State Journal 18 September 1945
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet