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Sgt John William Horner

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Sgt John William Horner Veteran

Birth
Death
3 Mar 1945 (aged 29)
Iwo Jima, Ogasawara-shichō, Tokyo Metropolis, Japan
Burial
Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, USA Add to Map
Plot
A, 830
Memorial ID
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Husband of Gladys H. Horner.

John served as a First Sergeant, Company F, 26th Marines, 5th Marine Division, U.S. Marine Corps during World War II.

He resided in Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire prior to the war.

John was "Killed In Action" on Iwo Jima during the war.

He was awarded the Purple Heart.

He was originally interred in Iwo Jima 5th Kazan Reto Cemetery and was later repatriated here on February 1, 1949.

Service # 244231

Bio by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett

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Husband of Gladys H. Horner.

John served as a First Sergeant, Company F, 26th Marines, 5th Marine Division, U.S. Marine Corps during World War II.

He resided in Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire prior to the war.

John was "Killed In Action" on Iwo Jima during the war.

He was awarded the Purple Heart.

He was originally interred in Iwo Jima 5th Kazan Reto Cemetery and was later repatriated here on February 1, 1949.

Service # 244231

Bio by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett

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