WWII

Horace E. Gainey

Rate / Rank
Corporal

Birthdate
May 9 1923

Date of Death
April 28 2008

Branch
US Army

Active Duty Service
October 29 1942 - February 11 1946

Conflicts & Campaigns

European Theater of Operations; October 18, 1943 - January 19, 1946

Significant Duty Stations

Enlisted; Bainbridge Army Air Force Base. Discharged; Camp Gordon, Georgia.
Headquarters Company 16th Major Port

Decorations & Citations

European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal; American Campaign Medal
Good Conduct Medal; World War II Victory Medal

Notes

US Army service number 14-175-083. Born; Reno, Georgia. Son of Private Cullen Gainey US Army. Brother of TEC E5 Wendell Cullen Gainey US Army. Burial; Gainey Cemetery, Grady County, Georgia.