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Personal info

Full name
HARRIS, Roy Edward
Date of birth
22 June 1911
Age
33
Place of birth
Daviess County, Kentucky
Hometown
Owensboro, Daviess County, Kentucky

Military service

Service number
35114322
Rank
Private
Function
Messenger
Unit
A Company,
1st Battalion,
319th Infantry Regiment,
80th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
12 January 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Dahl, Luxembourg

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
H 4 35

Immediate family

Members
James F. Harris (father)
Lizzie Harris (mother)
Wilbur E. Harris (brother)
Beatrice Harris (sister)
Albert Harris (brother)
James L. Harris (brother)
Hugh Harris (brother)
Mary R. Harris (sister)

More information

Pvt Roy E. Harris was a mechanic, employed by Harris Junk Yard before he enlisted at Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana on 29 June 1942.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Cards, www.80thdivision.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Luxembourg American Cemetery