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Personal info

Full name
HARRIS, William John
Date of birth
7 May 1914
Age
30
Place of birth
Camborn, Cornwall, England
Hometown
Plainfield, Somerset County, New Jersey

Military service

Service number
32603882
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
120th Infantry Regiment,
30th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
29 November 1944
Place of death
Inden/Altdorf, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
C 4 20

Immediate family

Members
Samuel J. Harris (father)
Mabel S. (Bond) Harris (mother)
Audrey M. Harris (sister)
Ethel W. Harris (sister)
Charles E. Harris (brother)
Enid M. Harris (sister)
Dorothy M. Harris (sister)
George A. Harris (brother)
Elizabeth (Goldsack) Harris (wife)
Beverly B. Harris (daughter)

More information

S/Sgt William J. Harris enlisted in Newark, New Jersey on 30 December 1942.

S/Sgt Harris was wounded by a grenade on 6 August in France and returned to duty several weeks later. He was reported missing in action in Germany on 8 October and returned to his company seven days later. He was reported missing again on 29 November 1944.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, Astrid van Erp, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record,
www.oldhickory30th.com, www.newspapers.com - The Courier-News, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census, WWII Draft Card

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.wwiimemorial.com