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Robert Horr

Male 1920 - 1944  (23 years)


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  • Name Robert Horr 
    Born 19 Oct 1920  Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1930 
    Died 7 Jul 1944  England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Coton, South Cambridgeshire District, Cambridgeshire, England (Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial) Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I10506  A00 Hoar and Horr Families North America
    Last Modified 19 Oct 2015 

    Father Ralph Horr,   b. 19 Mar 1895, Abingdon, Knox Co, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Apr 1982, Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years) 
    Mother Verna Stegall,   b. 1 Dec 1897, Abingdon, Knox Co, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Jun 1983, Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years) 
    Married 19 Jul 1916  Kewanee, Henry Co, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F4683  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary Cullen,   b. Abt 1922, Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Last Modified 22 Mar 2009 
    Family ID F4685  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Died in a glider crash during W W 2.

      http://lcweb2.loc.gov/cocoon/vhp/bib/30055
      War or Conflict: World War II, 1939-1946
      Status: Veteran
      Dates of Service: ?-1944
      Branch of Service: Army Air Corps
      Unit of Service: 74th Squadron, 434th Troop Carrier Group
      Location of Service: European Theater; South Plains Army Air Field, Lubbock, Texas; Bear Mountain, Oklahoma
      Highest Rank: Flight Officer
      Awards: Air Medal

      Field Title Value Meaning
      ARMY SERIAL NUMBER 17058351 17058351
      NAME HORR#ROBERT#H########### HORR#ROBERT#H###########
      RESIDENCE: STATE #1 Undefined Code
      RESIDENCE: COUNTY 161 Undefined Code
      PLACE OF ENLISTMENT 7325 FT LEAVENWORTH KANSAS
      DATE OF ENLISTMENT DAY 07 07
      DATE OF ENLISTMENT MONTH 07 07
      DATE OF ENLISTMENT YEAR 42 42
      GRADE: ALPHA DESIGNATION PVT# Private
      GRADE: CODE 8 Private
      BRANCH: ALPHA DESIGNATION AC# Air Corps
      BRANCH: CODE 20 Air Corps
      FIELD USE AS DESIRED # #
      TERM OF ENLISTMENT 5 Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law
      LONGEVITY ### ###
      SOURCE OF ARMY PERSONNEL 0 Civil Life
      NATIVITY 61 ILLINOIS
      YEAR OF BIRTH 20 20
      RACE AND CITIZENSHIP 1 White, citizen
      EDUCATION 6 2 years of college
      CIVILIAN OCCUPATION 558 Skilled meatcutters, except in slaughtering and packing houses
      MARITAL STATUS 6 Single, without dependents
      COMPONENT OF THE ARMY 6 Army of the United States - includes the following: Voluntary enlistments effective December 8, 1941 and thereafter; One year enlistments of National Guardsman whose State enlistment expires while in the Federal Service; Officers appointed in the Army of the United States under Army Regulations 605-10
      CARD NUMBER # #
      BOX NUMBER 0245 0245
      FILM REEL NUMBER 2.102 2.102

      Cemetery:
      http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=56290822