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2nd Infantry Division, 9th Infantry Regiment             <click here>

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Homer Girtree Harris - Thurber, Erath Co., Texas

Army Rank: Private (1918).

Assigned Unit: Camp Travis Detachment #1

165^th Depot Brigade (10/8/1917 – 1918)

15^th Infantry Training Regiment (1918 – 4/15/1918)

9^th Infantry, Company L (4/16/1918 – death)

Army Serial Number: 251,444

Inducted: Oct. 8, 1917 Stephenville, Erath Co., Texas

Promoted: N/A

Army Discharge: Eternal Watch

Remarks:  Overseas Jan. 24, 1918 – KIA

   Torpedoed on the Transport Tuscania Feb. 5, 1918

   Address: Thurber, Erath Co. Texas (1900) (1910)

   Address: 410 3^rd St. Thurber, Texas (1917)

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Fathers Name: Leonidas S. Harris

Mothers Name: Lizzie

Brothers: William, James

Sisters: Cora, Dollie, Jessie

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Born: Jan 5, 1896 Bell Co., Texas

Died: June 2, 1918 KIA Belleau Wood, France

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