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Personal info

Full name
CORLETT, Harvey William
Date of birth
26 April 1926
Age
18
Place of birth
Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio
Hometown
Lakewood, Cuyahoga County, Ohio

Military service

Service number
35849521
Rank
Private First Class
Function
Rifleman
Unit
I Company,
3rd Battalion,
318th Infantry Regiment,
80th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
31 March 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Zennern-Kappel, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
C 15 48

Immediate family

Members
Harvey A. Corlett (father)
Effadell W. (Ellsasser) Corlett (mother)

More information

Pfc Harvey W. Corlett attended Lakewood High School and was still a student when he enlisted in Cleveland, Ohio on 30 August 1944.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930/1940 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.80thdivision.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Laura S., The Plain Dealer - 15 April 1945