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Personal info

Full name
HORN, Samuel Markely "Sam"
Date of birth
9 June 1920
Age
24
Place of birth
Conshohocken, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Conshohocken, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33481662
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
HQ Company,
405th Infantry Regiment,
102nd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
28 February 1945
Place of death
Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
P 17 10

Immediate family

Members
Elmer E. Horn (father)
Nellie Horn (mother)
Nellie P. Horn (sister)
Margaret Horn (sister)
Elmer E. Horn (brother)
Francis Horn (brother)
George Horn (brother)
Joseph Horn (brother)
Harrison Horn (brother)
Robert Horn (brother)

More information

Pfc Samuel M. Horn enlisted in Allentown, Pennsylvania on 10 November 1942.

He was killed in action in Germany, near the Rhine river. Six of the seven brothers were in Military Service during WWII at the same time. Sam was the only one who did not come home.

Source of information: Astrid van Erp, Terry Hirsch, Patricia Bradley (niece), www.wwiimemorial.com, www.fold3.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, WWII Draft Card

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Ton Hermes, www.newspapers.com - The Conshohocken Recorder - 16 March 1945