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Personal info

Full name
HARRIS, Ardee Cristopher
Date of birth
25 November 1917
Age
27
Place of birth
Sheridan, Sheridan County, Wyoming
Hometown
Santa Clara County, California

Military service

Service number
39052776
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
101st Infantry Regiment,
26th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
20 January 1945
Place of death
Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
H 10 69

Immediate family

Members
Paul S. Harris (father)
Sarah B. D. (Fenimore) Harris (mother)
Lewis Harris (brother)
Pauline B. Harris (sister)
Roy A. P. D. Harris (brother)
Eula G. Harris (sister)
Dale Harris (brother)
Katharine N. (Stuckey) Harris (wife)
Ramona (Gail) Harris (daughter)

More information

Pvt Ardee C. Harris enlisted in Presidio of Monterey, California on 21 May 1944.
He attended high school for 1 year and was a blacksmith before he enlisted.
He was first buried at Temporary American Military Cemetery Foy, Belgium Block C, Row 1, Grave 3.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.findagrave.com – Spurgeon, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / McCown Family Tree / DeShane Harris Family Tree

Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Des Philippet