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Personal info

Full name
HARPER, William Austin Jr
Date of birth
13 January 1920
Age
24
Place of birth
Iowa City, Johnson County, Iowa
Hometown
Iowa City, Johnson County, Iowa

Military service

Service number
37663873
Rank
Private First Class
Function
Cook
Unit
F Company,
2nd Battalion,
116th Infantry Regiment,
29th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
3 December 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Koslar-Jülich, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
L 20 5

Immediate family

Members
William A. Harper (father)
Ruby J. (Ham) Harper (mother)
Alta R. Harper (sister)
Paul E. Harper (brother)

More information

Pfc William A. Harper Jr. attended Iowa City High School.

He enlisted at Camp Dodge, Iowa on 3 March 1943 and joined his unit from a replacement depot on 19 June 1944. He was lightly wounded in action on 11 July 1944. After recovering, he rejoined his unit.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census / Family Tree

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.ancestry.com - Iowa City High school Yearbook 1946, www.newspapers.com - Iowa City Press Citizen 29 March 1945