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Personal info

Full name
MASTERS, Harley Grant
Date of birth
27 September 1921
Age
22
Place of birth
Erwin, Unicoi County, Tennessee
Hometown
Erwin, Unicoi County, Tennessee

Military service

Service number
34285323
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
315th Infantry Regiment,
79th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
14 September 1944
Place of death
Near Châtenois, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
C 21 58

Immediate family

Members
Alexander Masters (father)
Rebecca L. (Collins) Master (mother)
Lena M. Masters (sister)
Lloyd B. Masters (brother)
Curtis E. Masters (brother)
Lorena Masters (sister)
Jeanette Masters (sister)
Virginia L. Masters (sister)
Herbert T. Masters (brother)
Ruby (Riddle) Masters (wife)

More information

Pfc Harley G. Masters was employed at the Southern Potteries Inc. before he enlisted at Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia on 3 June 1942.

He was killed by small arms fire in his chest and loin.

He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Andilly, 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 / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card Files, Combat History 79th Infantry Division, www.findagrave.com - Albert Ledoux
Photo source: Astrid van Erp