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HARRIS, Hugh - Date of
birth
20 June 1917 -
Age
27 - Place of
birth
Georgia -
Hometown
Barrow County, Georgia
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
20447756 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
L Company,
3rd Battalion,
289th Infantry Regiment,
75th Infantry Division,
1st Platoon
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
12 March 1945 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Baerl, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| F | 17 | 13 |
Immediate family
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Members
Robert F. Harris (father)
Claudia A. (Johnson) Harris (mother)
Dana Harris (sister)
Julia Harris (sister)
Robert F. Harris Jr. (brother)
Claud Harris (brother)
Martha S. Harris (sister)
More information
Pfc Hugh Harris worked on a farm.He joined the National Guard in Monroe, Georgia on 25 November 1940.
This is an extract of a letter the personnel officer of the regiment, Capt C. M. McLaughlin, wrote to his parents, explaining what happened to their son: "Pfc Harris was with his company on 12 March, which was "holding a defensive position along the western bank of the Rhine River in the vicinity of Woltershef, Germany. At 10 a.m. a three man patrol, consisting of your son and two other men was sent across the river on a reconnaissance mission. When the patrol failed to return, your son was reported missing in action. His body was subsequently recovered and prepared for burial in a United States Military cemetery at Margraten."
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.findagrave.com - David Gode, http://75thdivisiondad.com/kia_roster.htm#1, www.ancestry.com - Collier Family Tree / 1930 Census / WWII Enlistment Record, Marianne Green
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Marianne Green