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Personal info

Full name
HARWOOD, Harry Silas Jr
Date of birth
23 November 1921
Age
22
Place of birth
Shaftsbury, Bennington County, Vermont
Hometown
Hampden County, Massachusetts

Military service

Service number
31214072
Rank
Technician Fifth Grade
Function
unknown
Unit
8th Tank Battalion,
4th Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
9 November 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Delme, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
G 12 41

Immediate family

Members
Harry A. Harwood (father)
Mary J. (Tift) Harwood (mother)
Nina M. Harwood (sister)
Lilah Harwood (sister)
Mildred A. Harwood (sister)
Oliff A. Harwood (brother)
Walter K. Harwood (brother)
Arietta P. Harwood (sister)
Helen V. Harwood (sister)
Ilona A. Harwood (sister)
Beulah E. Harwood (sister)
Sgt. Viola M. (Martin) Harwood (wife)

More information

Harry S. Harwood Jr. was employed by the Gevaart Company of America.

At the time of his death, his wife was a Sergeant in the Womens Army Corps, stationed at Wright Field in Dayton, Ohio.

He was initially buried at the Temporary American Military Cemtery of Limey, France.

Source of information: André Koch, Kathy McDermott, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930 Census / 1940 Census / Nevins Poirier Family Tree

Photo source: www.findagrave.com, The North Adams Transcript - 29 November 1944