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Personal info

Full name
NEFF, Harley Cecil
Date of birth
16 November 1923
Age
20
Place of birth
Nicholas County, West Virginia
Hometown
Zela, Nicholas County, West Virginia

Military service

Service number
35752879
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
C Company,
50th Armored Infantry Battalion,
6th Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
12 November 1944
Place of death
Near Rémilly, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
K 28 7

Immediate family

Members
Davis A. Neff (father)
Bertha A. (Pierson) Neff (mother)
Kathleen F. Neff (sister)
Mamie L. Neff (sister)
Arleen W. Neff (sister)
Donna D. Neff (sister)
Pat A. Neff (brother)
Betty J. Neff (sister)

More information

Pfc Harley C. Neff worked on a farm before he enlisted in Clarksburg, West Virginia on 13 April 1943.
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 - www.findagrave.com, www.6tharmoreddivision.com, www.super6th.org
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