Our Neighbors in the Service
Struble, Ia.—Second Lt. Maynard M. Osborne, 26, husband of Mrs. Ida B. Osborne of Struble, recently added a second battle star to his theater of operations ribbon. It signifies participation by the Seventh photo reconnaissance group in the Normandy campaign. His first star represents the group’s participation in the air offensive over Europe.
Source: The Sioux City Journal, April 23, 1945
***Further Research:
Maynard Marion Osborne was born Feb. 16, 1919 to Zenos and Ida Belle Adams Osborne. He died Jan. 11, 1972 and is buried in Rose Hills Memorial Park, Whittier, CA.
Source: ancestry.com
