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Personal info

Full name
SPEAR, Harold Henry
Date of birth
4 September 1915
Age
30
Place of birth
Michigan
Hometown
St. Clair Shores, Macomb County, Michigan

Military service

Service number
36103576
Rank
Technical Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
F Company,
2nd Battalion,
11th Infantry Regiment,
5th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Finding of Death
Date of death
11 September 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Dornot, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Tablets of the Missing

Immediate family

Members
Fred H. Spear (father)
Ida M. Spear (mother)
Ruth E. Spear (sister)
Floyd H. Spear (brother)
Betty M. Spear (sister)
Donnald D. Spear (brother)
Marvin D. Spear (brother)
Virginia L. (Reddaway) Spear (wife)
Betty J. Spear (daughter)

More information

T/Sgt Harold H. Spear was a press operator with the Ford Motor Company.

He was last seen at Company C.P. the night of 10 September 1944 just before withdrawal from the bridgehead. A search of the area was made after the withdrawal, but he could not be found. A check was made with the aid station to see if he had been evacuated but they had no record of him.

T/Sgt Spear was declared officially dead one day and one year after he was reported missing in action.

Source of information: Leo Minne, Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com – 1930/1940 Census/ Headstone and Interment Record 1942-1949, A footsoldier for Patton / Michael C. Bilder James G. Bilder, The 5th Infantry Division in the ETO, IDPF courtesy of the 7th AD Association

Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Dave Hansen