Name:
Burt Howard Horton
Rank:
Sergeant
Serial Number:
306020
Unit:
19th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division
Date of Death:
1944-07-26
State:
Minnesota
Cemetery:
Honolulu Memorial, Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, USA
Plot:
Courts of the Missing
Row:
Grave:
Decoration:
Purple Heart
Comments:
Burt Howard Horton was born on February 25, 1915, in Howard Lake, Wright County, Minnesota. He served in Company A, 1st Battalion, 19th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division as a Sergeant during World War II. He died from his wounds received in battle on July 26, 1944, during the Battle for Guam.