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Harry Jefferson
First Name:
Harry
Middle Name:
E.
Last Name:
Jefferson
Date of Birth:
About 1925
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Killed in action on Iwo Jima. Memorial marker at Punchbowl National Memorial Cemetery in Honolulu, HI.
Age at Death: 20
Image Source: Charlotte Observer 3-28-45
Personal Details
Education Details:
Harding High School
Biographical Notes:
member, YMCA 1935-1938, First Church of Christ Scientist, Charlotte Sunday school
Family Details:
Mrs. B. Scisarine Jefferson - 517 Walnut Ave., Charlotte, NC
Vera Jefferson
Jim Jefferson, Colonial Iron Works
Military Details
Military Branch:
Marines Enlisted: 9-30-42
Military Rank:
Private First Class
Military Unit:
25th Marines, 4th Marine Division
KIA Date:
3/1/1945
MIA Date:
NA
KIA / MIA Place:
Iwo Jima, Japan
Military Details:
Camp Lejeune, NC, Parris Island, SC, Camp Pendleton, CA, Kwajalein, Saipan, and Tinian Islands, Iwo Jima, Japan
Awards:
Purple Heart
Source:
Newsprint, death index and church records