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Personal info

Full name
HARRIS, Oren C
Date of birth
6 May 1924
Age
21
Place of birth
Norton, Randolph County, West Virginia
Hometown
Hall, Upshur County, West Virginia

Military service

Service number
35756764
Rank
Private
Function
Rifleman
Unit
K Company,
3rd Battalion,
317th Infantry Regiment,
80th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Finding of Death
Date of death
27 September 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Bratte, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Tablets of the Missing

Immediate family

Members
Luther B. Harris (father)
Icy Harris (mother)
Wilson Harris (brother)
Othello Harris (brother)
Arthur Harris (brother)
Winfred Harris (sister)
Wilda Harris (sister)
Lawrence Harris (brother)

More information

Pvt Oren C. Harris was a lumberman before he enlisted in Clarksburg, West Virginia on 21 June 1943.

He was officially declared dead one day and one year after he was reported missing in action.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930/1940 Census / U.S. Draft Cards Young Men, www.80thdivision.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Frogman