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Giles B Harris
Killed in Action
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Serial number
0-522662
Rank
2nd Lt
Unit
81st Chemical Weapons Battalion, Company D
Date of death
1944-06-17
Location
vT527702
The story
2nd Lt Giles Harris was killed in action on 17 June 1944, serving with Company D, 81st Chemical Weapons Battalion.
This location is an estimated position — the most specific place recorded in the source — not an exact spot.
Source: NARA
The battlefield
Estimated position (sector-level), shown here with nearby casualties.
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Military details
Coordinates
49.369002, -0.872579 (sector estimate)
MR date reported
1944-06-17
MR page
29
Confidence level
Estimated (sector-level)
Source: US National Archives, Record Group 64 "Records of the National Archives and Records Administration", Series
"Morning Reports, 1940-1946"
Nearby casualties
Same company (81CHEM-D), 1944-06-17 — 2 other soldiers lost that day
Thomas H Ward
Cpl
KIA
239 m
John J Knott Jr
Pvt
KIA
609 m
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