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Personal info

Full name
HARRIS, Gus Elwood
Date of birth
8 March 1922
Age
22
Place of birth
Raybon, Brantley County, Georgia
Hometown
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33577467
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
315th Infantry Regiment,
79th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
13 November 1944
Place of death
Ancerviller, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Tablets of the Missing

Immediate family

Members
Robert R. Harris (father)
Anna L. (Frink ) Harris (mother)
Tracy J. Harris (sister)
Mason C. Harris (brother)
William H. Harris (brother)
Lola Harris (sister)
Violet (Marion) Harris (wife)
David M. Harris (son)

More information

Pvt Gus E. Harris was a roofer and slater before he enlisted in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on 16 January 1943.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Pennsylvania Veteran Compensation Application File WWII / Crawford Harris Family Tree, Combat History 79th Infantry Division
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - R & S, www.ancestry.com - Denise Stem