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SAVILLE, Harry Lucian Jr - Date of
birth
17 April 1921 -
Age
23 - Place of
birth
Virginia -
Hometown
Henry County, Virginia
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-467866 -
Rank
First Lieutenant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
G Company,
3rd Battalion,
401st Glider Infantry Regiment,
101st Airborne Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
30 September 1944 - Place of
death
Kiekberg, Holland
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 21 | 1 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Harry L. Saville (father)
Cora H. (Treakle) Saville (mother)
Edwin R. Saville (brother)
More information
1st Lt Harry L. Saville Jr. graduated from Axton High School with the class of 1942.He enlisted on 15 June 1942.
Source of information: Astrid van Erp, Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, Pat Ross - Bassett Historical Center, Bassett, Virginia, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.fold3.com, www.marketgarden.com, www.ancestry.com - Jungers Family Tree, http://www.ww2-airborne.us/units/401/401_honor_off.html
Photo source: www.marketgarden.com, Vicki G. Saville, Pat Ross - Bassett Historical Center, Bassett, Virginia, www.ancestry.com - Virginia Polytechnic Institute yearbook 1939