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World War II Honoree

Killed in World War II

Joseph E. Harvard

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

New York County, New York

Honored By

Orville L. Kline

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

RANK: CORPORAL. INDUCTED INTO THE ARMY NOVEMBER 9, 1942 AT NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK. SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS WITH THE 335TH INFANTRY REGIMENT, 84TH INFANTRY ‘RAIL-SPLITTERS’ DIVISION ATTACHED TO THE U.S. 9TH ARMY. HE WAS CAPTURED BY THE GERMAN ARMED FORCES AND HELD CAPTIVE AT THE PRISONER OF WAR CAMP, STALAG 12A AND EVENTUALLY TRANSFERRED TO THE PRISONER OF WAR CAMP STALAG 9B, LIMBURG AN DER LAHN HESSEN-NASSAU, PRUSSIA WHERE HE DIED MONDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1945. HE IS BURIED IN THE LORRAINE AMERICAN CEMETERY LOCATED AT ST. AVOLD (MOSELLE), FRANCE.