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Personal info

Full name
HARROLD, Ira Otha Jr
Date of birth
1 September 1913
Age
31
Place of birth
Guyandotte, Huntington, Cabell County, West Virginia
Hometown
Cabell County, West Virginia

Military service

Service number
35136075
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
F Company,
2nd Battalion,
327th Glider Infantry Regiment,
101st Airborne Division
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
19 September 1944
Place of death
The Netherlands

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
Plot Row Grave
D 27 2

Immediate family

Members
Ira O. Harrold (father)
Laura V. (Leist) Harrold (mother)
Josephine Harrold (sister)

More information

Ira O. Harrold, Jr. graduated from Huntington High School.

He was sent overseas in July 1943.

Source of information: Terry Hirsch, WWIIMemorial, Fold3, Marketgarden.com, www.ancestry.com - Family Tree, WWII Draft Card

Photo source: www.findagrave.com