Harrison, George Ernest

1917 - 2003  (85 years)

• Name	Harrison, George Ernest
  Birth	31 Oct 1917	Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	HARR.G003
  _FGRAVE	21710599
  Funeral	21 Apr 2003	Neal Funeral Home, Louisville, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  Military Service	World War II, Private First Class, Company G, 383rd Infantry Regiment, 96th 'Deadeye' Infantry Division, United States Army  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  	Entered active service as a draftee on October 21, 1942 at Fort Custer, Michigan. Completed basic training and qualified in the military occupational specialty of Cook's Helper (590). Departed the Continental U.S. on July 23, 1944 bound for ththe Pacific Theater of Operations. Participated briefly in the New Guinea Campaign with his original unit and later re-assigned to Company G, 383rd Infantry Regiment, 96th 'Deadeye' Infantry Division which trained in Hawaii before entering combat between Tanauan and Dulag in Leyte Gulf, Philippine Islands on October 20, 1944. Continued fighting through the southern Philippines and Ryukyus Campaigns, landing on Okinawa on April 1, 1945. Earned the Presidential Unit Citation (awarded retretroactively), Combat Infantryman Badge, Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with 1 bronze arrowhead (assault landing) and 3 bronze battle stars, WWII Victory Medal and the Philippine Liberation Medal with 2 bronze battle stars. Honorably discharged as a Private First Class on December 20, 1945 at the Separation Center, Camp Grant, Illinois. Source: http://www.wwiimemorial.com/Registry/plaque.aspx?honoreeID=1920150
  		United States of America Flag, 48 Stars (1912-1959) In 1912, two stars were added to the United States flag, representing Arizona and New Mexico, bringing the total number of stars to 48. They were arranged in six rows of eight stars each. American fighting men would fight under this flag during four wars: World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the beginning of the Vietnam War. (In 1959,…
  		George Ernest Harrison (1917-2003)
  		United States Army
  		Private First Class, United States Army and United States Army Air Fores (Sep 1942-Aug 1948)
  		United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
  		Presidential Unit Citation, United States Army Originally called the Distinguished Unit Citation
  		Presidential Unit Citation, United States Uniformed Services Originally called the Distinguished Unit Citation
  		Combat Infantryman Badge, United States Army
  		Combat Infantryman Badge, United States Army
  		Military Service Ribbons, Harrison, George Ernest (1917-2003) Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
  		Good Conduct Medal, United States Army
  		Good Conduct Medal, United States Armed Forces
  		American Campaign Medal, United States Military
  		American Campaign Medal, United States
  		Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, United States Armed Forces
  		Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, United States Armed Forces
  		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
  		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
  		Philippine Liberation Medal, Republic of the Philippines
  		Philippine Liberation Medal, Republic of the Philippines
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  		Asiatic-Pacific Theater, World War II
  		96th Infantry ("Deadeye") Division, United States Army
  		96th Infantry Division ("Deadeye"), United States Army
  		Fort Custer Training Center, Michigan
  		Camp Grant, Illinois
  		World War II Honoree, Harrison, George E. (1917-2003)
  Death	17 Apr 2003	Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  Burial	21 Apr 2003	Hoosier Prairie Cemetery, Louisville, Clay County, Illinois   [1, 3, 4]
  		Headstone, Harrison, Inez C. and George E.
  Person ID	I21866	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	19 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Harrison, Elza Byron 'Tot',   b. 19 Dec 1881   d. 26 Dec 1965 (Age 84 years)
  Mother	Edwards, Lola,   b. 26 Mar 1884   d. 24 Jul 1951 (Age 67 years)
  Family ID	F9341	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Britton, Inez Cozette,   b. 2 Feb 1925, Hoosier Township, Clay County, Illinois d. 3 Dec 2013, Flora Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center, Flora, Clay County, Illinois (Age 88 years)
  Marriage	31 Dec 1941	Clay City, Clay County, Illinois
  Age at Marriage	He was 24 years and 2 months - She was 16 years and 10 months.
  Children	1. Harrison, G.E.   2. Harrison, L.D.   3. Harrison, D.C.   4. Harrison, J.D.J.D.   5. Harrison, P.J.
  Family ID	F9727	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 31 Oct 1917 - Clay City, Clay County, Illinois Marriage - 31 Dec 1941 - Clay City, Clay County, Illinois Death - 17 Apr 2003 - Clay City, Clay County, Illinois Funeral - 21 Apr 2003 - Neal Funeral Home, Louisville, Clay County, Illinois Burial - 21 Apr 2003 - Hoosier Prairie Cemetery, Louisville, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S6008] Obituary, Harrison, George E., 85, none. (Reliability: 2). [S5663] (Reliability: 2). [S6009] (Reliability: 2). [S6010] (Reliability: 2).