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West Virginia Veterans Database Record Detail
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Item Details: |
Record Id:
4064 |
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War: |
WWII |
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Name: |
Harry
Blackstone
Colborn |
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Sex: |
M |
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Race: |
W |
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County: |
Marion |
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Community: |
Fairmont |
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Branch of Service: |
Army |
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Rank: |
1st Lt |
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Service Number: |
0-534287 |
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Date of Death: |
1945/02/08 |
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Place of Death: |
Luxembourg, Germany |
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Cause of Death: |
KIA |
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Place of Burial: |
Luxembourg American Cemetery. Luxembourg |
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Unit: |
19 Inf Reg, 5 Div. |
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Date of Birth: |
1921/09/03 |
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Place of Birth: |
Fairmont, Marion, West Virginia |
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Father:
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Andrew J. Colborn |
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Mother: |
Martha Hutchinson Colborn |
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Date Added to Memorial: |
Original |
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Source: |
WV Vet Mem Application Form; Fairmont Times 1944/11/20 and 1944/11/21 (photo); Fairmont Times 1945/03/04 (photo), 1945/03/09, 1945/03/10 (memorial service); West Virginia Dept of Health Birth Certificate |
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Notes: |
Distinguished Service Cross, Silver Start, Purple Heart with an Oak Leaf Cluster; The folder contains several newspaper articles; He is buried at: Plot C Row 6 Grave 12, Luxembourg American Cemetery, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg. Fairmont paper has article on his role in capturing one of the Metz forts.
Graduate of WVU and West Fairmont High. |
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Photograph:
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