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Personal info

Full name
DURANT, Harry William
Date of birth
19 November 1910
Age
34
Place of birth
Nashua, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire
Hometown
Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts

Military service

Service number
31005405
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
413th Infantry Regiment,
104th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Missing in Action
Date of death
25 February 1945
Place of death
Düren, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Walls of the Missing

Immediate family

Members
Lorne A. Durant (father)
Louise M. (Dion) Durant (mother)

More information

Pfc Harry W. Durant attended high school for 4 years and was a bookkeeper.

He enlisted in Worcester, Massachusetts on 1 March 1941.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - WWII Enlistment Record, The Boston Globe 9 February 1945, www.findagrave.com, U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records

Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Tracy Briggs