World War II Honoree

Horace Russell Corbin

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Huntingdon, Pennsylvania

Honored By

A Grateful American

BEGAN HIS MILITARY CAREER WITH THE PENNSYLVANIA NATIONAL GUARD, AND LATER SERVED WITH THE UNITED STATES ARMY. AS A MEMBER OF THE PENNSYLVANIA 28TH DIVISION, HE FOUGHT AT THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE IN THE EUROPEAN THEATRE OF OPERATIONS. HE CARRIED THE UNITED STATES FLAG IN A PARADE IN BERLIN, GERMANY, COMMEMORATING THE ALLIED FORCES VICTORY IN WWII. HE HAD BEEN AWARDED FIVE BRONZE STARS FOR HIS MILITARY SERVICE, AS WELL AS RIBBONS REPRESENTING AIR FORCE GOOD CONDUCT, AIR FORCE COMMENDATION, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN, AMERICAN DEFENSE, ARMED FORCES EXPEDITIONARY, ARMY COMMENDATION, ARMY GOOD CONDUCT, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN, NATIONAL DEFENSE SERVICE, ARMY AND AIR FORCE PRESIDENTIAL CITATION, WWII OCCUPATION AND WWII VICTORY.