Secor, Horace S.

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Birth

Horace S. Secor was born in 1917, the son of Luther Secor (1880 – 1962) and Lucille Keenholtz (1887 – ). His brother was:

  • Luther Secor

Education

Military

Lieutenant Horace Secor of the U. S. Army is visiting his brother and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Luther Secor Jr.

Altamont Enterprise - August 4, 1944

Horace Secor is Promoted to 1st Lieutenant

Joined army in 1940, First Sent To Puerto Rico is now Qyerseas.

Horace Secor, formerly of Altamont, son of Luther Secor Sr., of Bridgeport, Conn, has been promoted to a First Lieutenant in the U. S. Army, relatives, here, have been informed. Secor, who is in the infantry, joined the Army in May, 1940. Following his enlistment, he was sent to Puerto Rico where he did military intelligence work. On the outbreak of War, Sepor came back to the United States and entered the Officers Candidate school at Fort Benning, Ga. He graduated with a commission of Second Lieutenant and almost immediately was transferred to overseas duty.

For some time he was in the North African theatre of the war. His current work wjth the Army also includes Battiallion Intelligence Officer.

Lieutenant Secor is well known in Altamont where he lived for many years, and where he attended school. Luther Secor Jr, of this village, is a brother.

Altamont Enterprise - August 6, 1943

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Marriage & Children

Death

Knox Cemetery
SECOR
HORACE S> SECOR
MAJOR U. S. ARMY
1917 - 1951

Horace S. Secor

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