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- U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946
Name: Homer L Freeborn
Birth Year: 1923
Race: White, citizen (White)
Nativity State or Country: Rhode Island
State of Residence: Rhode Island
County or City: Newport
Enlistment Date: 8 Dec 1942
Enlistment State: Rhode Island
Enlistment City: Fort Adams Newport
Branch: Air Corps
Grade: Private
Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law
Component: Army of the United States - includes the following: Voluntary enlistments effective December 8, 1941 and thereafter; One year enlistments of National Guardsman whose State enlistment expires while in the Federal Service; Officers appointed in the Army of
Source: Civil Life
Education: 4 years of high school
Civil Occupation: Semiskilled chauffeurs and drivers, bus, taxi, truck, and tractor
Marital Status: Single, without dependents
Height: 68
Weight: 155
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Providence Journal (RI)
February 11, 2013
FREEBORN, HOMER 89, of Kay Street, Newport, died on Saturday, February 9, 2013 at Newport Hospital.
Homer was born in Portsmouth, RI, the son of John S. and Sarah A. (Huling) Freeborn.
Homer served in the Army Air Corps in World War II, including an assignment on Saipan with the B29 Bomb Group. He was best known as the Service Manager for Bove Chevrolet in Newport, where he worked for 37 years.
Besides his wife, Mary (Briggs) Freeborn of Newport, he leaves four children, Kenneth Freeborn of Newport, Richard Freeborn of OK, Darlene Freeborn Yusen (Andy) of Portsmouth, Debra Spencer (Russ), of Portsmouth, 10 grandchildren and 6 great grandchildren, a sister Hope Hibbad of Newport and brother Farrel Freeborn of Somerset, MA.
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1923 - 2013 (89 years)
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