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Personal info

Full name
HARRIS, George Alfred
Date of birth
27 August 1921
Age
23
Place of birth
Elkhart, Elkhart County, Indiana
Hometown
Grant, Newaygo County, Michigan

Military service

Service number
36407773
Rank
Technician Fifth Grade
Function
unknown
Unit
11th Tank Battalion,
10th Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
1 March 1945
Place of death
Trier, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
H 3 66

Immediate family

Members
James Harris (father)
Arlene M. (Brock) Harris (mother)
Elden J. Harris (brother)
Marjorie L. Harris (sister)

More information

T/5 George A. Harris attended high school for one year before he enlisted in Kalamazoo, Michigan on 3 November 1942.

He was killed by artillery shell fragments in his chest and head.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card Files, www.10tharmored.com, www.findagrave.com – Linda Ellis / Richard Mullally

Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Luxembourg American Cemetery / Richard Mullally