Last Primary MOS
1965-Wheel Vehicle Repair Foreman
Last MOS Group
Ordnance
Service Years
1949 - 1955
Official/Unofficial US Army Certificates
Cold War Certificate
Golden Dragon Certificate
Last Photo
Personal Details
Home State
West Virginia
Year of Birth 1930
This Military Service Page was created/owned by
LTC Richard Barzelogna
to remember
Fillinger, Homer (Uncle Snuff), SSG.
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Contact Info
Home Town Crawley Creek, West Virginia
Last Address Bunnell, Florida
Date of Passing Feb 05, 2008
Official Badges
Unofficial Badges
Additional Information
Last Known Activity:
Retired as a heavy industrial welder in Kissimmee, Florida circa 1992. Maintained the Ponderosa Trailer Park for the Fillinger Family in Korona, FL. Passed away at home in Bunnell, Florida from cancer on February 5, 2008.
Other Comments:
He was a Korean War veteran who fought with the 187th Regimental Combat Team (Airborne). Uncle Snuff was a very private man who never discussed his service except with the Family's veterans, and even then, he was guarded concerning his service in Korea. No one knew he had won two Bronze Stars during the Korean War, and when that came to light during his funeral, a quiet "I'll be damned" rose from the Family's veterans, almost in unison (they still chuckle about that at family functions today).
Korean War/CCF Spring Offensive (1951)/Operation PileDriver
From Month/Year
June / 1951
To Month/Year
June / 1951
Description Secure Phase Line Wyoming and the Iron Triangle 3-12 June 1951
