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HARBAUGH, Lloyd Frederick Jr - Date of
birth
4 June 1916 -
Age
28 - Place of
birth
Crafton, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Midway, Washington County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33412468 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
Heavy Machine Gunner -
Unit
D Company,
1st Battalion,
395th Infantry Regiment,
99th Infantry Division
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Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
11 November 1944 - Place of
death
In the woods north of Hunting, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 24 | 88 |
Immediate family
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Members
Lloyd F. Harbaugh (father)
Mary A. (Hurrley) Harbaugh (mother)
Catherine Harbaugh (sister)
Ethel Harbaugh (wife)
More information
Pfc. Lloyd F. Harbaugh Jr. was a brakeman with the Pennsylvania Railroad before he enlisted on 9 December 1942 in Greensburg, Pennsylvania and was sent overseas on 17 March 1944.He was awarded the Silver Star Medal posthumously for his actions on 11 November 1944.
The 1st Battalion was disposed in the woods north of Hunting when a secondary German attack against the south flank of the 1st Battalion was unsuccessful. The enemy infantry crept forward through the darkness until they were only fifty yards from the woods and then charged. Although the Americans were driven back, Pfc. Lloyd F. Harbaugh bravely manned his heavy machine gun and held back the attackers while his own infantry reorganized. When his ammunition gave out Lloyd F. Harbaugh was killed, but he had won time for his comrades and the German attack finally was repelled with heavy loss to the enemy.
Source of information: www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / World War II Army Enlistment Records / Pennsylvania Veteran Compensation Application Files WWII / 1930 Census / Social Security Applications and Claims Index, https://www.ibiblio.org, www.newspapers.com - The Daily Republican - 4 October 1945,
Photo source: -, www.newspapers.com - The Pittsburgh Press