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HARSH, Benjamin Franklin Jr - Date of
birth
27 May 1917 -
Age
27 - Place of
birth
Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33110264 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
B Company,
1st Battalion,
137th Infantry Regiment,
35th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
19 November 1944 - Place of
death
Near Bistroff, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| K | 20 | 12 |
Immediate family
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Members
Benjamin F. Harsh Sr. (father)
Mary A. (Kreider) Harsh (mother)
Helen I. Harsh (sister)
Emma L. Harsh (sister)
Florence Harsh (sister)
Lillian M. Harsh (sister)
Oscar L. Harsh (brother)
Gladys M. (Devonshire) Harsh (wife)
More information
Pfc Benjamin F. Harsh Jr. enlisted in New Cumberland, Pennsylvania on 25 August 1941.He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Limey, France.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Pennsylvania Veteran Compensation Application WWII / 1 Lil's Lines, After Action Report 35th Infantry Division, www.findagrave.com - Eric Ackerman
Photo source: www.newspapers.com - Intelligencer Journal, 7 December 1945