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Vernon Mir Hobbs

Private First Class Army World War II

Army
Army
Private First Class
Private First Class
Branch of Service
Army
Rank
Private First Class
Unit
Battery B - 438 Anti-Aircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion VII Corps
Conflict / Era
World War II
Years of Service
06/01/1942 – 11/27/1945
Date of Birth
12/12/1912
Date of Death
08/30/2003
Hometown
Allen, OH
Awards & Decorations
Bronze Star, Victory Medal WWII, American Service Medal, EAME Service Medal with 5 Bronze Stars
Burial Location
Paris Twp: Oakdale
Monument Paver
Yes — Section E
Overseas Service
Normandy - Northern France; Rhineland-Ardennes; Central Europe
Township (entering service)
Allen
Township (current / at death)
Paris
School
Allen Center High School
Record Authenticated
No

Decorations

Bronze Star
Bronze Star

Biography

Overseas service: Normandy - Northern France; Rhineland-Ardennes; Central Europe. School: Allen Center High School.

Source: Certificate of Honorable Discharge, Union Co. Recorder's Office, Vol. 6, p. 100