Ramon R. Horger Sr., 88, of Las Vegas, passed away July 2, 2010. He was born Aug. 12, 1921, in Canton, Ohio, and was a resident of Las Vegas for over 20 years.

Ramon was a retired steel mill worker and served in the U.S. Army during World War II. Ramon was a member of the 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment Association and the 82nd Airborne Association. He jumped on D-Day and had another combat jump "across the Rhine."

Ramon is survived by his wife, Anna L. Shoemaker-Horger; daughter, Sandra K. (Jim) Humerickhouse of Pasadena, Calif.; son, Ramon R. (Pearl) Horger Jr. of Henderson; daughter Ann E. Adolff of Henderson; stepson, Tony (Cheryl) Shoemaker of Las Vegas; stepdaughter, Mary Ann (Keith) Brane of Fairborn, Ohio; and many grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great great-grandchildren.

Visitation will be from 10 a.m.-noon Thursday, July 8, with services following, both at Palm Mortuary, 7600 S. Eastern.

Burial will follow at Palm Valley View Memorial Park.

Donations can be made to Alzheimer's Association .

[Published in Las Vegas Review-Journal on July 7, 2010]

Ramon enlisted in the Army at Akron, OH on 2 November 1942.

His transfer from the 507th PIR to  Hq 3rd, 508th PIR is not documented.

He was included, however, on a roster of names and home addresses for men in Hq 3 in Frankfurt, as of 9/23/1945.