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John Osborne
First Name:
John
Middle Name:
Robert
Last Name:
Osborne
Date of Birth:
12/7/1925
Birthplace:
Charlotte, NC
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Hit by enemy shell fire as he was carrying a wounded comrade to safety. It was his first battle. Buried with full military honors in an American Cemetery in Belgium.
Age at Death: 19
Image Source: CO 1-14-45
Personal Details
Education Details:
Central High School, Charlotte graduate 1943
Biographical Notes:
member, Hawthorne Lane Methodist Church
Family Details:
Mr. & Mrs. O. C. (Violet Huggins) Osborne - 1809 Kensington Dr., Charlotte, NC
Nancy Osborne - Charlotte, NC
John S. Huggins of Hemingway, SC - grandfather, Mrs. Myrtle Osborne of Tarboro - grandmother
Military Details
Military Branch:
Army Enlisted: Mar 1944
Military Rank:
Private
Military Unit:
101st Airborne Division, 506th Parachute Infantry, Co B
KIA Date:
12/21/1944
MIA Date:
NA
KIA / MIA Place:
Noville, Belgium
Military Details:
Camp Croft, SC, Camp Shanks, Fort Benning, GA, Fort Meade, France, Scotland, Battle of the Bulge, Belgium
Source:
newsprint and family information