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Personal info

Full name
HARRIS, Robert Jefferson "Bob"
Date of birth
14 December 1924
Age
19
Place of birth
Springville, Greenup County, Kentucky
Hometown
Inkster, Wayne County, Michigan

Military service

Service number
36875639
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
32nd Armored Regiment,
3rd Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
13 September 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Langfeld, Siegfried Line, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Walls of the Missing

Immediate family

Members
David R. Harris (father)
Ida M. (Adkins) Harris (mother)
Cecil D. Harris (brother)
Norman F. Harris (brother)
Mona D. Harris (sister)
James R. Harris (brother)
John M. Harris (brother)
Ida M. Harris (sister)
Gerald L. Harris (brother)
Mary K. Harris (sister)
William P. Harris (brother)
Naomi J. Harris (sister)
Paul T. Harris (brother)

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Astrid van Erp, Wendy (Harris) Hammitt, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com – 1940 Census / Laidlaw Associated family tree, http://cgsc.contentdm.oclc.org - After Action Report 32nd Armored Regiment

Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Wendy Harris Hammitt, www.ancestry.com - Harris Family Tree / Tim Laidlaw