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Personal info

Full name
MOON, Harry Lester
Date of birth
7 July 1914
Age
30
Place of birth
Bery, Mineral County, West Virginia
Hometown
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York City, New York

Military service

Service number
32531573
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
C Company,
746th Tank Battalion
Awards
Silver Star,
Bronze Star with Oak Leaf Cluster,
Purple Heart with 4 Oak Leaf Clusters

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
28 February 1945
Place of death
In the Nideggen, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
D 8 20

Immediate family

Members
Alice K. Moon (wife)

More information

S/Sgt Harry L. Moon enlisted in New York, New York on Oct 16, 1942.

He had been working as a carpenter and was married.

S/Sgt Harry L. Moon was first buried at Temporary American Military Cemetery Henri-Chapelle, Belgium Block VVV, Row 3, Grave 44.

Source of information: Terry Hirsch, Astrid van Erp, Carla Mans, www.ancestry.com - WWII Enlistment Record / Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.newspapers.com - The Brooklyn Daily Eagle

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet