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Personal info

Full name
BAXTER, Harry Ogden
Date of birth
5 September 1920
Age
24
Place of birth
Chester, Delaware County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Delaware County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
13177312
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
393rd Infantry Regiment,
99th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
24 December 1944
Place of death
Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
Plot Row Grave
D 1 51

Immediate family

Members
Mary Baxter (mother)
Jane Baxter (sister)

More information

Pfc. Harry O Baxter attended Bopthwyn High School and later Eddystone High School. He was a member of the Moyamensing Fire Company.

Pfc Baxter enlisted on 11 December 1942.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.newspapers.com - Delaware County Daily Times, WWII Draft Card

Photo source: Peter Schouteten