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Personal info

Full name
FRANCIS, Harry Barton
Date of birth
28 January 1920
Age
24
Place of birth
Illinois
Hometown
Perry County, Ohio

Military service

Service number
15014096
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
10th Infantry Regiment,
5th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
7 October 1944
Place of death
Fort Driant
In the vicinity of Ancy-sur-Moselle

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
B 24 8

Immediate family

Members
Harrison Francis (father)
Ruth E. (Barton) Francis (mother)
Helen E. Francis (sister)
Avis A. Francis (sister)
Otis R. Francis (brother)

More information

S/Sgt Harry B. Francis enlisted in the Regular Army at Ft. Hayes, Columbus, Ohio on 15 October 1940.

He was first buried in the U.S. Temporary Cemetery Limey, Toul, France.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com – Headstone and Interment Record / Price Avery Wilson Family Tree, A footsoldier for Patton / Michael C. Bilder James G. Bilder, The 5th Infantry Division in the ETO

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