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GRIFFITH, Harold E - Date of
birth
31 December 1908 -
Age
35 - Place of
birth
Pennsylvania -
Hometown
York County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33848883 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
E Company,
2nd Battalion,
120th Infantry Regiment,
30th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
21 December 1944 - Place of
death
Parfondray, Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 6 | 8 |
Immediate family
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Members
John H. Griffith (father)
Cecelia (Ball) Griffith (mother)
John Griffith (brother)
Gordon Griffith (brother)
Madelyn Griffith (sister)
Almeda (Marstetter) Griffith (wife)
Edward Griffith (son)
Harriet Griffith (daughter)
More information
Harled E. Griffith gradudated from William Penn High School in 1927 and was employed by the J.C. Penny Co. in New York City in the display department and later did sign painting in York.He enlisted on 27 March 1944 at Fort George G. Meade, Maryland and was overseas for only about six weeks before he was killed in action.
Source of information: FOHF, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Gettysburg Compiter / The Gettysburg Times / Family Tree, www.oldhickory30th.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.newspapers.com - The Sentinel