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Homer Hamilton Babb

Born 21 Jul 1917 in Griffin, Spalding, Georgia, United States

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Son of Homer Hamilton Babb and [mother unknown]

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[spouse(s) unknown]

[children unknown]

Died 8 Dec 1988 at age 71 in Wilmington, New Hanover, North Carolina, United States

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Homer Babb was a Georgian.

Captain Homer Babb served in the United States Army in World War II
Service started: 1 Apr 1942
Unit(s): HQ Communication Zone ETO
Service ended: 22 Oct 1945

Homer Babb was awarded the Army Good Conduct Medal.

Homer Babb was awarded the American Campaign Medal.

Homer Babb was awarded the European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal.

World War II Victory Medal

Biography

Homer Hamilton Babb July 21st, 1917 to December 8th, 1988 1st Cousin x3 Removed Babb Side. United States Army Captain he was drafted on April 1st, 1942 at Ft Bragg, North Carolina SN: 34257519 he was promoted to TEC5 on June 2nd, 1942 and to TEC4 on August 3rd, 1942 and on October 19th, 1942 he qualified as a Marksman with the M1 Rifle as a TEC4 he was sent to OCS at Mississippi State College where upon completion of OCS he was Honorably Discharged to accept a 2LT Commission on March 30th, 1943 he was then commissioned as a Officer on March 31st, 1943 Officer SN: 0-1944907 he was in the Transportation Corps serving with the Headquarters of the Communication Zone of the European Theater as a Administrative Officer he deployed overseas on June 1st, 1943 and arrived on June 6th, 1943 and after 1 year 8 months and 28 days overseas he shipped home on February 15th, 1945 and arrived on February 28th, 1945 and he was Honorably Discharged on October 22nd, 1945 at Fitzsimons General Hospital in Denver, Colorado. He served 9 months and 24 days stateside Personal Info: From: Griffin, GA, blue eyes and brown hair, 5 foot 10 133 pounds, before the service he was a Secretary, 7 years of grammar 5 years of high school Known Awards Below The Army Good Conduct Medal, The American Campaign Medal, The European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, and The World War Two Victory Medal

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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Homer by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Homer: