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ARPAJIAN, Harry A - Date of
birth
25 September 1925 -
Age
19 - Place of
birth
Ohio -
Hometown
Cuyahoga County, Ohio
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35923731 -
Rank
Private -
Function
Rifleman -
Unit
L Company,
3rd Battalion,
424th Infantry Regiment,
106th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
16 December 1944 - Place of
death
Near Heckhuscheid, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 18 | 3 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Adam J. Arpajian (father)
Azar (Margosian) Arpajian (mother)
Martha Arpajian (sister)
More information
Pvt Harry A. Arpajian attended John Adams High School for one year and was employed at Kroehler Furniture Store.He enlisted in Cleveland, Ohio on 10 December 1943.
Pvt Arpajian was manning an outpost of his company on the morning the Germans began their attack that became known as "The Battle of the Bulge". When the attack started, he ran back to the Company CP, warning the unit of what was happening. He was killed on his way to the CP.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil / Ohio Birth Index, Cleveland Public Library, Necrology File
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Fred, The Plain Dealer - 1 August 1945