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HARMAN, Emmett Iral Jr - Date of
birth
28 May 1919 -
Age
25 - Place of
birth
Louisiana -
Hometown
Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O1309672 -
Rank
First Lieutenant -
Function
Platoon Commander -
Unit
H Company,
2nd Battalion,
422nd Infantry Regiment,
106th Infantry Division,
2nd Machine Gun Platoon
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Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
19 December 1944 - Place of
death
Near Schönberg, Belgium
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| H | 11 | 38 |
Immediate family
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Members
Emmett I. Harman (father)
Ernestine L. Herman (mother)
David C. Harman (brother)
Frederick Harman (brother)
Mary A. (Lacobie) Harman (wife)
More information
1st Lt Emmett I. Harman Jr. graduated from Fait Park High School and worked for the Arkansas Fuel Oil Company.He enlisted in Camp Livingston, Louisiana on 3 June 1942. He was commissioned in January 1943 and was sent overseas in October 1944.
According to Lt Lewis Walker Lt. Harman was killed when aiding seriously wounded S/Sgt Gerald D. Meadows to safety. He can still see Harman standing erect, observing and correcting fire, and then ordering the withdrawal of his men. He was awarded the Silver Star Medal posthumously. for this action
He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Foy, Belgium.
He was the father of a baby daughter he never met.
His brother, Lt David C. Harman, is buried at the American Military Cemetery and Memorial of Epinal.
His brother Frederick served with the U.S. Army Air Forces.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil / 1930 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Louisiana First Registration Draft Cards, compiled 1940-1945, http://106thinfdivassn.org, http://www.indianamilitary.org, www.warmemorial.us
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Des Philippet, The Times - 2 January 1945, The Times - 21 March 1946