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Personal info

Full name
HARRIS, Carl Holmes "Ike"
Date of birth
1 August 1907
Age
37
Place of birth
Gordonsville, Logan County, Kentucky
Hometown
Gordonsville, Logan County, Kentucky

Military service

Service number
6641869
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
26th Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
29 November 1944
Place of death
Schöntal, Hürtgen Forest, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
B 5 31

Immediate family

Members
William H. Harris (father)
Jo E. (Taylor) Harris (mother)
William G. Harris (brother)
Melborn R. Harris (brother)
John L. Harris (brother)
Roy M. Harris (brother)
Nannie S. Harris (sister)
Lola (Oglesby) Harris (wife)

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com – 1910 Census / various family trees / U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet / Christian Kaiser