World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Willard C. Harrison
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Grays Harbor, Washington
Honored By
Orville L. Kline
RANK: 1ST LIEUTENANT. SERVED AS AN INFANTRYMAN WITH F-COMPANY 2ND BATTALION, 327TH GLIDER INFANTRY REGIMENT, 101ST AIRBORNE ‘SCREAMING EAGLES’ DIVISION. IN THE BATTLE OF NORMANDY, HE LANDED IN THE HIESVILLE AREA ON THE FRENCH COTENTIN PENINSULA ON D-DAY, TUESDAY, JUNE 6, 1944. THIS WAS THE INVASION OF GERMANY’S FORTRESS EUROPE, CODE NAME: OPERATION OVERLORD. KILLED IN ACTION MONDAY, JUNE 12, 1944 IN THE BATTLE FOR CARENTAN, FRANCE AND HE’S BURIED IN THE NORMANDY AMERICAN CEMETERY LOCATED AT COLLEVILLE-SUR-MER, FRANCE. DECORATION AND CITATION: THE LIEUTENANT WAS AWARDED THE PURPLE HEART FOR HIS SUPREME SACRIFICE IN DEFENSE OF HIS COUNTRY.