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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Horace Bayne Knox

Branch of Service

U.S. Marine Corps

Hometown

Crockett, Texas

Honored By

Danny Jones

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

Served as a 2nd Lieutenant and as a Communications Officer of the Second Battalion, Fifth Marines, First Marine Division, during action against enemy Japanese forces on Peleliu, Palau Islands, from 15 September to 13 October 1944. Awarded the silver star for gallantry in action.