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FRANKLIN, Harry Ernest Jr - Date of
birth
5 August 1915 -
Age
29 -
Place of birth
Newark, Essex County, New Jersey -
Hometown
Newark, Essex County, New Jersey
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
32055270 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
315th Infantry Regiment,
79th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
29 November 1944 - Place of
death
Near Haguenau, France
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 8 | 20 |
Immediate family
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Members
Harry E. Franklin (father)
Helen Franklin (mother)
Margaret E. Franklin (sister)
Robert Franklin (brother)
Mary E. (O'Donnell) Franklin (wife)
Anita M. Franklin (daughter)
More information
Pfc Harry E. Franklin Jr. attended high school for one year and was employed at the A. K. De Lemos Music Company before he enlisted in Newark, New Jersey on 28 November 1940.He was killed by artillery shell fragments in his neck and face.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card Files / Walker Kunig Family Tree / 1940 Census / New Jersey Marriage Index, Combat History 79th Infantry Division, www.findagrave.com - Coleman
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy