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Personal info

Full name
HARRISON, George M
Date of birth
15 September 1908
Age
36
Place of birth
Collingswood, Camden County, New Jersey
Hometown
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Military service

Service number
36321677
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
114th Infantry Regiment,
44th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
19 December 1944
Place of death
Siersthal, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
A 33 8

Immediate family

Members
Walter H. Harrison (father)
Martha J. Harrison (mother)
Elizabeth Harrison (sister)
Catherine Harrison (sister)
James G. Harrison (brother)
Beulah M. Harrison (sister)

More information

Pfc George M. Harrison attended high school for one year and was a post office clerk before he enlisted in Camp Grant, Illinois on 25 February 1942.

He was killed by small arms fire in his chest.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / 1920 Census / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card Files, www.findagrave.com
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