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NATHAN G. HORTON


HORTON, NATHAN G., 70, of St. Petersburg, died Friday (May 19, 1995) at Tampa General Hospital of burns suffered April 30 in a mobile home fire. He came here in 1990 from his native Cincinnati. He was an Army paratrooper during World War II and a life member of the 82nd Airborne Division Association, VFW and DAV. He belonged to Holy Cross Catholic Church. Survivors include a sister, Florence Watkins, and a nephew, Frederic Schrichte, both of St. Petersburg. International Chapels Funeral Home, Pinellas Park.

(St. Petersburg Times, St. Petersburg, FL, 22 May 1995, Page 5 - courtesy of Tedd Cocker)
 


(Courtesy of Robin Yellen)

Grave marker for Nathan Gray Horton in Plot: 58, 16, -21  of the Bay Pines National Cemetery, Bay Pines (Pinellas County), Florida.

Pvt Horton was wounded in action in Holland on 20 September 1944 and received the Purple Heart.
 

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