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Personal info

Full name
HARRIS, Fred
Date of birth
7 August 1908
Age
36
Place of birth
Panama, Vernon County, Missouri
Hometown
Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri

Military service

Service number
37001608
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
101st Infantry Regiment,
26th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
10 January 1945
Place of death
Boulaide, Luxembourg

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
E 15 44

Immediate family

Members
George W. Harris (father)
Fouad Harris (sister)
Frank W. Harris (brother)

More information

Pfc Fred Harris entered the service in 1940 and was discharged in November 1941 because of his age. He was recalled in March 1944 and left for overseas in September 1944.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.fold3.com - 26th Infantry Division, www.findagrave.com - Thomas & Darlene

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Silvano Theunissen, www.newspapers.com - The Kansas City Star - 28 January 1945