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Personal info

Full name
HARRISON, A V
Date of birth
4 January 1925
Age
19
Place of birth
Mena, Polk County, Arkansas
Hometown
Garland County, Arkansas

Military service

Service number
38509300
Rank
Private First Class
Function
Field Lineman
Unit
HQ Company,
2nd Battalion,
175th Infantry Regiment,
29th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
13 October 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Geilenkirchen, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
F 3 9

Immediate family

Members
Charles B. Harrison (father)
Dollie B. Harrison (mother)
Allie Harrison (sister)

More information

Pfc A. V. Harrison enlisted on 14 June 1943 at Little Rock, Arkansas. He was promoted to Private First Class on 7 September 1944.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.americandday.org, www.marylandmilitaryhistory.org/29div/reports

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet