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LARKIN, Harold K - Date of
birth
5 April 1916 -
Age
29 - Place of
birth
Scriba, Oswego County, New York -
Hometown
Oswego County, New York
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
42091841 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
E Company,
2nd Battalion,
109th Infantry Regiment,
28th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Finding of Death - Date of
death
7 November 1945 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Hürtgen, Hürtgen Forest, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 42 | 32 |
Immediate family
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Members
Floyd A. Larkin (father)
Ethel B. (View) Larkin (mother)
Leo Larkin (brother)
Florence N. Larkin (sister)
Eva E. Larkin (sister)
Genevieve Larkin (sister)
Beatrice Larkin (sister)
Barbara (McCoy) Larkin (wife)
Judith I. Larkin (daughter)
More information
Pvt Larkin attended Oswego High School and was employed by the Fitzgibbons Boiler Company.He and two other members of his company had just prepared a defensive position when they went missing.
He was officially declared dead one day and one year after he went missing in action.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Sophie Vleugels, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com, Frawley Johnston Family Tree
Photo source: Jac Engels