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HORNER, Robert Benjamin - Date of
birth
26 August 1924 -
Age
20 - Place of
birth
Wadestown, Monongalia, West Virginia -
Hometown
Batelle, Monongalia County, West Virginia
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35760587 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
H Company,
2nd Battalion,
317th Infantry Regiment,
80th Infantry Division
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Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
unknown - Date of
death
18 September 1944 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Loisy, France
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine - Tablets of the Missing
Immediate family
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Members
William F. Horner (father)
Bertha L. (Copeland) Horner (mother)
Thelma M. Horner (sister)
Rose R. Horner (sister)
Henry L. Horner (brother)
William C. Horner (brother)
Clyde Horner (brother)
Bertha K. Horner (sister)
Clara V. Horner (sister)
George M. Horner (brother)
More information
Pvt Robert B. Horner was a chauffeur before he enlisted in Clarksburg, West Virginia on 28 August 1943.He is remembered at Arlington National Cemetery.
Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com – 1920/1930/1940 Census / U.S. Headstone and Interment Record, www.80thDivision.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Michael V. Drachman / Anne Cady