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Personal info

Full name
HARRISON, William Eugene
Date of birth
1919
Age
unknown
Place of birth
South Carolina
Hometown
South Greenwood, Greenwood County, South Carolina

Military service

Service number
34931992
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
10th Infantry Regiment,
5th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

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

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
K 26 11

Immediate family

Members
Mrs. Jessie Harrison (stepmother)
Aszleen E. (Berry) Harrison (wife)
Wandora Harrison (daughter)

More information

Pvt William E. Harrison was a weaver before he enlisted at Fort Jackson, South Carolina on 29 January 1944.

He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Limey, 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 / A footsoldier for Patton / Michael C. Bilder James G. Bilder, The 5th Infantry Division in the ETO, www.newspapers.com - The Greenville News / The Index Journal
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