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HARNACK, Bayard Taylor Jr - Date of
birth
14 April 1923 -
Age
21 - Place of
birth
Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Pittsburgh, Aleghena County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-541727 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
301st Infantry Regiment,
94th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
2 March 1945 - Place of
death
Near Serrig, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 6 | 4 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Bayard T. Harnack (father)
Agnes E. (Main) Harnack (mother)
William A. Harnack (brother)
Richard Harnack (brother)
Betty J. (Nelson) Harnack (wife)
More information
2nd Lt Bayard T. Harnack Jr. graduated from Mishawaka High School in 1940 and attended the University of Pittsburgh before he joined the Regular Army in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on 22 May 1942.Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Cumming Boyd Family Tree, http://www.94thinfdiv.com, www.findagrave.com, www.newspapers.com - The Pittsburgh Pennsylvania - 31 January 1945
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Luxembourg American Cemetery, www.ancestry.com - U.S. School Yearbooks Pittsburgh Pennsylvania