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Fred H. Harling

Private First Class, US Army

Service #34999133

Assigned to
157th Infantry Regiment, 45th Infantry Division
European Theater of Operations

Died on March 29, 1945
In South West Germany,
Near the cities of Worms and Hamm, See Note 1
Officially Listed as Killed In Action

Final Burial Location:
Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial,
Saint-Avold, Departement de la Moselle, Lorraine, France
FindAGrave.com Memorial 56655963

Awards:

Purple Heart
Medal

American Campaign
Service Medal

European-African-
Middle Eastern
Campaign Medal

World War II
Victory Medal

These awards are based on the information below and per applicable DoD Directives and Awards Manuals:
Purple Heart Awarded to any member of the Armed Forces of the United States who, while serving under competent authority in any capacity with one of the U.S. Armed Forces, after April 5, 1917, has been wounded, killed, or who has died or may hereafter die of wounds received in action against an enemy of the United States.
American Campaign Service Medal Awarded for military service within the American Theater between December 7, 1941 and March 2, 1946.
European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal Awarded for military service for service within the European-African-MiddleEastern Theater between December 7, 1941 and November 8, 1945.
World War II Victory Medal Awarded for military service between December 7, 1941 and December 31, 1946, both dates inclusive.

PFC Fred Harling, son of Wiley Arthur Harling and Sophia Lellia Lee Harling, was born
September 20, 1923 in Booneville, Prentiss County, Mississippi. He may have entered the
US Army from Winston County, Alabama, enlisting on and unknown date prior to 1945.

His loss is recorded in the
Alabama World War II Honor List of Dead and Missing, page 27, Winston County,
published by the War Department in June 1946.

His name is listed on the American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) website.

Note 1: The death location, "South West Germany" is based on the following sources:

A. ABMC data verify he was assigned to the 157th Infantry Regiment, 45st Infantry Division, European Theater of Operations.

B. 45st Infantry Division historical records report that during late March 1945, his assigned division was conducting defensive operations in Western Germany, crossing the Rhine between the cities of Worms and Hamm on March 26, 1945.

Anyone with a more specific location or other details is welcomed and encouraged to submit an email to: ww2updates@withmilitaryhonors.com.

The following information on this casualty is sourced from The National Archives Database:
Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938 - 1946 (Enlistment Records)

NO RECORDS FOUND

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