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Harrison, George Ernest |
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George Ernest Harrison (1917-2003)
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| Birth |
31 Oct 1917 |
Clay City, Clay County, Illinois  [1] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Reference Number |
HARR.G003 |
| _FGRAVE |
21710599 |
| Funeral |
21 Apr 2003 (85 years) |
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
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World War II Honoree, Harrison, George E. (1917-2003)
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George Ernest Harrison (1917-2003)
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96th Infantry Division ("Deadeye"), United States Army
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Military Service Ribbons, Harrison, George Ernest (1917-2003)
Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
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American Campaign Medal, United States
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96th Infantry ("Deadeye") Division, United States Army
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Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, United States Armed Forces
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American Campaign Medal, United States Military
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Asiatic-Pacific Theater, World War II
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Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, United States Armed Forces
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Camp Grant, Illinois
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Combat Infantryman Badge, United States Army
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Combat Infantryman Badge, United States Army
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Good Conduct Medal, United States Army
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Fort Custer Training Center, Michigan
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Philippine Liberation Medal, Republic of the Philippines
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Good Conduct Medal, United States Armed Forces
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Presidential Unit Citation, United States Army
Originally called the Distinguished Unit Citation
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Philippine Liberation Medal, Republic of the Philippines
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Private First Class, United States Army and United States Army Air Fores
(Sep 1942-Aug 1948)
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Presidential Unit Citation, United States Uniformed Services
Originally called the Distinguished Unit Citation
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World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
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United States Army
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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,… |
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United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
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World War II
(1939-1945) |
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World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
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| Death |
17 Apr 2003 |
Clay City, Clay County, Illinois [1] |
| Burial |
21 Apr 2003 |
Hoosier Prairie Cemetery, Louisville, Clay County, Illinois [1, 3, 4] |
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Headstone, Harrison, Inez C. and George E.
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| Person ID |
I21866 |
Carl Wayne Gray Research |
| Last Modified |
2 Jul 2023 |
English
1917 - 2003 (85 years)
