Hornbaker Nelson F. J.

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Nelson F. J. Hornbaker is honored on the following 1 monument(s) in our database:

Liberation of Graignes Plaque -101st Airborne Division

Name:

Nelson F. J. Hornbaker

Rank:

Staff Sergeant

Serial Number:

6948738

Unit:

507th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne

Date of Death:

1944-06-11

State:

Pennsylvania

Cemetery:

Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial, Colleville-sur-Mer, Departement du Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France

Plot:

Garden of the Missing ~ Army-Air Forces Tablet 22 Line 20

Row:

Grave:

Decoration:

Bronze Star, Purple Heart

Comments:

Nelson F. J. Hornbaker was born on August 10, 1919, in Weston, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. He was the son of Lewis Henry Hornbaker and Eva Mae Werdebaugh Hornbaker. He was the husband of Anna Marie Hornbaker.

Nelson served in the 507th Parachute Infantry Regt, 17th Airborne Division, as a Staff Sergeant during World War II. He was declared Missing in Action on June 11, 1944, during the Battle of Graignes in France. SSgt Hornbaker was buried at Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial and was awarded the Bronze Star and Purple Heart.