Clarence E. Hornback

  • ASN:
    35799825
  • DATE OF BIRTH
    Jul 19, 1917
  • DATE OF DEATH
    Mar 1, 1994
FULL NAME:

Clarence E. Hornback

ARMY SERIAL NUMBER (ASN):

35799825

  • DATE OF BIRTH: Jul 19, 1917
  • DATE OF DEATH: Mar 1, 1994
RESIDENCE (DURING WWII):

Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio

DATE / PLACE OF ENLISTMENT:
  • DATE OF ENLISTMENT:
    Apr 19, 1943
  • PLACE OF ENLISTMENT:
    Cincinnati, Ohio
ORGANIZATION:
  • MAIN UNIT:
    9th Infantry Regiment
  • SUBUNIT:
    Company A, 1st Battalion
RANK / POSITION IN UNIT (LAST KNOWN):
  • RANK:
    Staff Sergeant (S/Sgt.)
  • POSITION IN UNIT:
    Platoon Guide
BATTLES AND CAMPAIGNS:

✭ Normandy Campaign (6 June – 24 July 1944), ✭ Northern France Campaign (25 July – 14 September 1944), ✭ Ardennes-Alsace Campaign (16 December 1944 – 25 January 1945), ✭ Rhineland Campaign (15 September 1944 – 21 March 1945), ✭ Central Europe Campaign (22 March – 11 May 1945)

DECORATIONS AND CITATIONS (AWARDS):

🎖Purple Heart, 🎖Good Conduct Medal, 🎖European–African–Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, 🎖WWII Victory Medal, 🎖Honorable Service Lapel Button

STATUS:
  • CATEGORY:
    Wounded In Action (WIA)
  • DATE:
    August 1944
  • LOCATION:
    France
  • NOTES:
    First Location: Buttock and hip; Causative Agent: Artillery Shell, Fragments, Afoot or unspecified
HONORED BY:

Margaret Turner, Daughter

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File Unit: Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938 - 1946 (Enlistment Records)
in the Series: World War II Army Enlistment Records, created 6/1/2002 - 9/30/2002, documenting the period ca. 1938 - 1946. - Record Group 64 (info)

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SOLDIER RECORD:
Full Name
Clarence E Hornback
Army Serial Number
35799825
Enlistment Place
Cincinnati Ohio
Enlistment Date
19 Apr 1943
Army Branch
No branch assignment
Branch
Army
Race or Ethnicity
White
Residence
Hamilton County, Ohio
Enlistment Term
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
Source of Army Personnel
Civil Life
Army Component
Selectees (Enlisted Men)
Level of Education
Grammar school
Occupation
Semiskilled chauffeurs and drivers, bus, taxi, truck, and tractor
Marital Status
Married
Birth Date
1917
Birth Place
Ohio
Source Box Number
0993
Source Film Reel Number
5.55
Conflict Period
World War II
Served for
United States of America

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