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Personal info

Full name
BOYD, Harry Ellsworth "Dick"
Date of birth
25 November 1907
Age
37
Place of birth
Parkers Landing, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Mahoning County, Ohio

Military service

Service number
35736361
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
121st Infantry Regiment,
8th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
9 January 1945
Place of death
Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
G 14 8

Immediate family

Members
Miles Boyd (father)
Sara R. (Edinger) Boyd (mother)
Wilson G. Boyd (brother)
Arnold L. Boyd (brother)
Martha M. Boyd (sister)
Minerva C. Boyd (sister)
Sarah H. Boyd (sister)
Carlos L. Boyd (brother)
John Boyd (brother)
James Boyd (brother)
William Boyd (brother)
George Boyd (brother)
Raymond Boyd (brother)
Norman Boyd (brother)
Ethel (Berlin) Boyd (wife)
Clarabelle Christ (stepdaughter)

More information

Pfc Harry E. Boyd was employed at Republic Steel Corporation.

He enlisted in Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana on 17 November 1943 and was sent overseas in July 1944.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, Youngstown Vindicator - 16 February 1945, WWII Draft Registration Card

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Youngstown Vindicator - 16 February 1945