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HONAKER, Efner Kenneth - Date of
birth
20 October 1924 -
Age
20 - Place of
birth
Bluefield, Mercer County, West Virginia -
Hometown
New Garden, Russell County, Virginia
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33650942 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
3rd Tank Battalion,
10th Armored Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
22 March 1945 - Place of
death
Landau, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 7 | 70 |
Immediate family
-
Members
James M. Honaker (father)
Bessie E. (Bales) Honaker (mother)
Bernard Honaker (brother)
Emmett Honaker (brother)
Imogene Honaker (sister)
Arland Honaker (brother)
Donald Honaker (brother)
More information
Pfc Efner K. Honacker attended high school for one year before he enlisted at Fort Myer, Virginia on 25 May 1943.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com – Imegene Honaker Compton, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / 1940 Census, www.findagrave.com, www.10tharmored.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Bill Wheeler