Floyd County

 

Sgt. Wardell Henry Horne

 

 

Wardell Henry Horne was born Apr. 3, 1917 to Bert G. and Mary H. Horne. He died Jan. 30, 1944 and is buried in Netherlands American Cemetery, Margraten, Netherlands.

Sgt. Horne served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps 533rd Bomber Squadron, 381st Bomber Group, Heavy and was MIA/FOD/KIA over Germany and awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross and Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters.

Source: ancestry.com