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MAC MILLAN, Harry Schell - Date of
birth
7 January 1922 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
Germantown, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Swarthmore, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-535375 -
Rank
First Lieutenant -
Function
Platoon Commander -
Unit
I Company,
3rd Battalion,
329th Infantry Regiment,
83rd Infantry Division
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Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
15 December 1944 - Place of
death
Birgel-Düren, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 17 | 9 |
Immediate family
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Members
Stanley L. Mac Millan (father)
Dorothy S. Mac Millan (mother)
Margaret A. Mac Millan (sister)
Shirley L. Mac Millan (sister)
More information
1st Lt Harry S. Mac Millan graduated from Swarthmore High School in 1938 where he was a member of the basketball team and manager of the football team. He then attended Drexel Institute where he was a member of the ROTC and was graduated in 1943. He played basketball and baseball for Drexel and in the county was active on two baseball teams, the Swartmore Hornets and Bortondale Colts. Following his graduation from college, he worked at Sun Shipp for a few weeks.After being commissioned on 7 December 1943 he was was sent overseas on 9 May 1944.
He joined I Company from Regimental HQ on 16 July 1944, holding the rank of 2nd Lieutenant.
On 7 August 1944 he was severely wounded at St. Malo and transferred to the 102nd Evacuation Hospital. For this wound he was awarded the Purple Heart Medal for the first time. After recovering he rejoined his unit on 24 August 1944.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Raf Dyckmans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com – Bayard L. Buckley, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1940 Census / Veteran Compensation Application File, http://83rdinfdivdocs.org – After Action Report, www.newspapers.com - Delaware County Daily Times
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.ancestry.com - Swarthmore High School Yearbook 1938, Sean Hughes courtesy of 83rd Infantry Division Documents