Charles Leslie HARSH

 

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Source : Patti Jonhson
 
NUMBER OF SERVICE35596965
AGE23 yo
DATE OF BIRTH3  June 1922
ENLISTMENT STATEAkron, OHIO
FAMILY

Parents : Lester & Iva HARSH

Brother : Billy

RANK
Private first class sergeant armee de terre
FONCTIONMilitary Policeman
JOB BEFORE ENLISTEMENTPainter NE
DATE of ENLISTEMENT4 January 1943
COMPANY53rd Military Police Company  
ARMY7th Army
DATE OF DEATH12 August 1945

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Source : Victor DANIEL

STATUSDNB
PLACE OF DEATHLyon
CEMETERY TEMPORARY

 CEMTERY TEMPORARY of  Luynes Cemetery, Aix-En-Provance N°3551

Story of Cemetery Temporary 

CEMETERYRHONE AMERICAN CEMETERY and MEMORIAL of Draguignan

Map of Rhône American Cemetery

GRAVE
PlotRowGrave
A121
DECORATION

European African Middle Eastern Campaing Medal

American Campaign Medal

World War II Victory Medal


EAMECampaign

american campaign medal

victory medal

 

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STORY
  Before joining Charles HARSH spent a year in high school and then began working as a painter on construction sites.
He lived in Carroll County, Ohio.
He enlisted in January 1943 and was assigned to the branch of the Military Police.
In July of the same year he was sent overseas, so he participated in the campaigns of North Africa, Sicily, Italy and France.
During his service he will be admitted three times in military hospital for fractures
A first time in November 1943 for a fracture to the 3rd metatarsal following a collision.
It will be released in February of the following year.
A second time in June 1944 after being fractured the radius in a car accident, which will immobilize it for 2 months.
And one last time in August 1945 because of a skull fracture after a fall in a vehicle in Lyon.
He will not survive this last injury and will be mentioned DNB (Died Non-Battle) in the reports.

Brother of Charles L

 

Billy A. HARSH

 

 DATE OF BIRTH24 juillet 1927 New Harrisburg, Carroll County, OHIO 

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New Harrisburg, Carroll County, OHIO

Source : Jon Papai

 
ENLISTMENT STATEOHIO
FAMILY

Parents : Lester & Iva HARSH

Brother : Charles L

RANK
Staff Sergeant staff_sergeant
UNIT

US Army

Korea

Vietman

NE
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