World War II Honoree

Horace W. Close

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Washigton, District Of Columbia

JOINED THE ARMY ON MARCH 17, 1941. SERVED AS A PRIVATE FIRST CLASS WITH 896TH AUTOMATIC WEAPONS (ANTI-AIRCRAFT ARTILLERY) BATTALION IN THE EUROPEAN THEATERS OF OPERATION. HE WAS A LOADER FOR THE BOFORS M1, 40MM AUTOMATIC GUN. FOUGHT IN THE ROME-ARNO AND RHINELAND CAMPAIGNS. HE WAS HONORABLY DISCHARGED FROM THE ARMY ON OCTOBER 19, 1945 AT FT GEORGE MEADE, MARYLAND. HIS MEDALS INCLUDE THE U.S. ARMY GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AMERICAN DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH TWO CAMPAIGN STARS, AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL.