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BRYAN, Harvey Harold - Date of
birth
24 February 1914 -
Age
31 - Place of
birth
Clayton, Pushmataha County, Oklahoma -
Hometown
Pushmataha County, Oklahoma
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
38087134 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
A Company,
33rd Armored Engineer Battalion,
7th Armored Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Finding of Death - Date of
death
23 December 1945 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Sankt Vith, Belgium
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes - Tablets of the Missing
Immediate family
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Members
James D. Bryan (father)
Malinda C. (Foster) Bryan (mother)
Lucy Bryan (sister)
Mary Bryan (sister)
Minnie Bryan (sister)
William W. Bryan (brother)
Fannie Bryan (sister)
Ollie Bryan (brother)
Frank Bryan (brother)
Roy Bryan (brother)
Carlton Bryan (brother)
May Bryan (sister)
James F. Bryan (brother)
More information
Pvt Harvey Bryan enlisted on 25 February 1942.T/5 John Monaghan gave the followings statement after the war:
"The last I remember seeing or know anything of him, he, myself and three other fellows all ran together a long way and we all found some German foxholes and went in them and from there I don't-can't remember if he left there with me or not. We were there most of the night of Dec 22 and slipt out before day on Dec 23."
He was last seen on 22 December 1944 near Sankt Vith, Belgium with the 814th Tank Destroyer Battalion, preparing to ride a tank destroyer out in withdrawal to rejoin his unit.
He was officially declared dead one day and one year after he was reported missing in action.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, http://www.7tharmddiv.org/index.htm - IDPF
Photo source: Peter Schouteten