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James Harris

First Name: 
James
Middle Name: 
Henry
Last Name: 
Harris
Date of Birth: 
2/15/1921
Birthplace: 
Lancaster Co., SC

Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: He was the youngest of 13 children and the first death to occur among his siblings. He was killed in action on Ie Shima Island. Writer Ernie Pyle died here last month. His body was returned to the US in 1949, and he is buried in Six Mile Presbyterian Church cemetery.

Age at Death: 24

Image Source: The Charlotte Observer 5-30-1945

Personal Details

Education Details: 
Indian Land HS, Lancaster Co., SC
Biographical Notes: 
Family Details: 

Mr. & Mrs. C. W. Harris - Belair section of Lancaster County, Ft. Mill, SC Andrew Pink Harris, Seaman First Class - Shell Beach, LA, Jesse G. Harris - Gastonia, NC, John C. Harris, Corporal - overseas, Mrs. Archie Mullis - Ft. Mill, SC, Mrs. Attice Helms - Ft. Mill, SC, Mrs. G. H Baker - Hickory, NC, Mrs. H. O. Tyson - Waxhaw, NC, Mrs. Joe Ross - Rock Hill, SC, Mrs. John Fox - Rock Hill, SC, W. J. Harris - Ft. Mill, SC, Walter C. Harris - Panama Canal Zone, Williamson Hall Harris, Sergeant - overseas

Military Details

Military Rank: 
Private First Class
Military Unit: 
Engineering Corps, 77th Division
KIA Date: 
4/21/1945
MIA Date: 
NA
KIA / MIA Place: 
Ie Shima Island
Military Details: 
J. A. Jones Construction Co. of Charlotte
Source: 

Newsprint, Lancaster News, Fort Mill Times, Rock Hill Herald

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