Lonnie James Horn Collection

Biographical Information

Name:

Lonnie James Horn

State of Birth:

IL

 

 

Gender

Male

Race

White

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War or Conflict

World War, 1939-1945

Military Status

Veteran

Dates of Service

1943-1946

Entrance into Service

Enlisted

Branch of Service

Navy

Unit of Service

SS John S. Casement; SS Aedanus Burke; USS LST-1077 (Landing Ship Tank); USS LCI-336 (Landing Craft Infantry); USS George Clymer (APA 27); Joint Task Force 1

Location of Service

Great Lakes, Illinois; European Theater

Battles/Campaigns

Operation Overlord (D-Day Normandy Invasion) Omaha Beach, Operation Torch (Invasion of North Africa)

Highest Rank

Boatswain's Mate Second Class

Prisoner of War

No

Collection Information

Type of Resource:

Video: DVD [1 item] --Oral history interview

Interviewer:

Katie Marsh

Interviewer:

Christina Robinson

Contributor:

Julie Miener

Contributor Affiliation/Organization:

Illinois WWII Classroom Project

Collection #:

AFC/2001/001/86968

Subjects:

Horn, Lonnie James

World War, 1939-1945--Personal Narratives

United States. Navy.

Cite as:

Lonnie James Horn Collection
(AFC/2001/001/86968), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress