PVT Nelson LaVerne Hornsby (1924-1943)

PVT Nelson LaVerne Hornsby Veteran

Birth

5 Oct 1924

Fairbury, Livingston County, Illinois, USA

Death

20 Nov 1943 (aged 19)

Tarawa, Gilbert Islands, Kiribati

Burial

Fon du Lac Township Cemetery

East Peoria, Tazewell County, Illinois, USA Add to Map

Plot

Sec. B Lot 42 Grave 2

Memorial ID

View Source

Son of Virgil Clark Hornsby Sr. and Ella Moss Martin Hornsby.

He was killed at Tarawa, Marshall Islands.

Inscription

ILLINOIS
PVT 2 REG USMC 2 DIV
WORLD WAR II

Family Members

Parents

Virgil Clark Hornsby Sr

1905–1961
Ella Moss Martin Hornsby

1910–1985

Siblings

Agnes M. Hornsby Hurt

1927–1993
Virgil Clark Hornsby Jr

1928–2008
Roger Dean Hornsby

1930–2001
Donald R. "Don" Hornsby

1934–2014
Rella M. Hornsby Barnard

1937–2012
James Henry Hornsby

1940–1940
Neoma Ruth Hornsby McClary

1942–2017

See more Hornsby memorials in:

Fon du Lac Township Cemetery
East Peoria
Tazewell County
Illinois
USA
Find a Grave

Flower Delivery Sponsor and Remove Ads

Records on Ancestry

1930 United States Federal Census
1940 United States Federal Census
U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1861-1985
Illinois, U.S., Newspapers.com™ Stories and Events Index, 1800's-current

Memorial updated successfully.

Yeah, no more ads! Memorial has been sponsored successfully.

Your suggestions have been submitted and will be reviewed by the memorial manager.

Your edit did not contain any changes from the original.

Thank you! Your suggested merge has been submitted for review.

You are now the manager of this memorial. Thanks for helping with Find a Grave!

You may request to transfer up to 250,000 memorials managed by Find a Grave. more details

You are nearing the transfer limit for memorials managed by Find a Grave. more details

Photo request sent successfully.

Photo Request successfully deleted.

Failed to delete photo request. Try again later.

Memorial Transfer Successful

The Photo Request has been fulfilled.

PVT Nelson LaVerne Hornsby VVeteran

Inscription

Family Members

Virgil Clark Hornsby Sr

Ella Moss Martin Hornsby

Agnes M. Hornsby Hurt

Virgil Clark Hornsby Jr

Roger Dean Hornsby

Donald R. "Don" Hornsby

Rella M. Hornsby Barnard

James Henry Hornsby

Neoma Ruth Hornsby McClary

See more Hornsby memorials in:

Records on Ancestry

File Name ·

Welcome to a Find a Grave Memorial Page

Cover photo and vital information

Show Map

Photos

Photos Tab

Flowers

Family Members

Related searches

Sponsor This Memorial

Share

Save to

Edit or Suggest Edit

Have Feedback

You are now the manager of this memorial.
Thanks for helping with Find a Grave!

PVT Nelson LaVerne Hornsby Veteran

File Name