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Personal info

Full name
HARRIS, Carlton Oliver
Date of birth
28 August 1913
Age
31
Place of birth
Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina
Hometown
Mercer County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33518947
Rank
Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
334th Infantry Regiment,
84th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
23 November 1944
Place of death
unknown

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
J 18 4

Immediate family

Members
Floyd Harris (father)
Maggie C. (Llewelyn) Harris (mother)
Elwood R. Harris (brother)
Alexander Harris (brother)
Elizabeth Harris (sister)
Ruth Harris (sister)
Margarette Harris (sister)
Glenna M. Harris (sister)
Faith C. Harris (sister)
Dorothy L. Harris (sister)
Rochelle Harris (sister)

More information

Sgt Carlton O. Harris enlisted on 7 December 1942, and was trained at Camp Howze, Texas and Camp Claiborne, Louisiana.

His brother Elwood is buried next to him.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - Enlistment Records, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census / WWII Draft Cards, www.newspapers.com - The Richmond News Leader - 8 December 1944

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, https://vawarmemorial.org/virginia-heroes/?_sf_s=carlton%20harris