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Personal info

Full name
LAUNIUS, Harry Bell Jr
Date of birth
17 June 1925
Age
19
Place of birth
Monroe, Walton County, Georgia
Hometown
Monroe, Walton County, Georgia

Military service

Service number
34826389
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
L Company,
3rd Battalion,
302nd Infantry Regiment,
94th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
27 January 1945
Place of death
Nennig, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
H 5 14

Immediate family

Members
Harry B. Launius Sr. (father)
Sally N. W. (Evans) Launius (mother)

More information

Pfc Harry B. Launius Jr. attended college before he enlisted in Fort McPherson Atalanta, Georgia on 30 July 1943.

He is remembered at the Rest Haven Cemetery in Monroe, Walton County, Georgia.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Oshman Family Tree, http://www.94thinfdiv.com, www.findagrave.com – GA Firefighter / Jeff Hall

Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Andy / TX Oma / GA Firefighter