Richard E. Harris
Second Lieutenant, U.S. Army
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Richard E. Harris
Richard E. Harris
Second Lieutenant,
U.S. Army
Service #0-890035
Assigned to the Quartermaster Corps,
Died on September 7, 1944
Officially Listed as Killed In Action
While In Prisoner of War Status
Lost At Sea After the Sinking of the
Japanese POW Transport Ship, Shinyo Maru
Awards:
Bronze Star*
Purple Heart*
Prisoner of War
Medal*
American Campaign
Service Medal*
Asiatic-Pacific
Campaign Medal*
World War II
Victory Medal*
These awards are based on the information below and per applicable DoD Directives and Awards Manuals:
Bronze Star Award indicated by the American Battle Monuments Commission website.
Purple Heart Awarded to any member of the Armed Forces who, after April 5, 1917, has been wounded, killed, or who has died or may hereafter die of wounds received under any of the following circumstances:
Before April 25, 1962, while held as a prisoner of war in the same manner as a former prisoner of war who is wounded on or after that date while held as a prisoner of war.
Prisoner of War Medal Authorized for issue to any person who, while serving in any capacity with the Armed Forces, was taken prisoner and held captive after April 5, 1917.
American Campaign Service Medal Awarded for military service within the American Theater between December 7, 1941 and March 2, 1946.
Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal Awarded for military service with the Asiatic-Pacific Theater between December 7, 1941 and March 2, 1946.
World War II Victory Medal Awarded for military service between December 7, 1941 and December 31, 1946, both dates inclusive.
*Awarded Posthumously
2 Lt Harris may have entered the US Army from Idaho,
and his loss is recorded in the
Idaho World War II Honor List of Dead and Missing,
page 3, Bonneville County,
published by the War Department in June 1946.
His name is also found on the American Battle Monuments Commission website.
The following information on this casuality is sourced from The National Archives Database:
World War II Prisoners of War Data File, 12/7/1941 - 11/19/1946
SERIAL NUMBER
0-890035
NAME
HARRIS RICHARD E.
GRADE, ALPHA
Second Lieutenant
SERVICE CODE
ARMY
ARM OR SERVICE
Quartermaster Corps
DATE REPORT
5/7/1942
RACE
WHITE
STATE OF RESIDENCE
Idaho
TYPE OF ORGANIZATION
(No Data Entered)
PARENT UNIT NUMBER
(No Data Entered)
PARENT UNIT TYPE
(No Data Entered)
AREA
Southwest Pacific Theatre: Philippine Islands
LATEST REPORT DATE
9/7/1944
SOURCE OF REPORT
Sources considered official.
STATUS
Executed, Died as Result of Ship Sinking or Shot While Attempting Escape
DETAINING POWER
JAPAN
CAMP
Philippines Unstated Philippines 14-121
REP
(No Data Entered)
POW TRANSPORT SHIPS
September Sinking: Shinyo Maru, 7 September 1944
Online Related Information:
Roster of Allied Prisoners of War believed aboard Shinyo Maru, from west-point.org website
The following information on this casuality is sourced from The National Archives Database:
Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938 - 1946 (Enlistment Records)
No Record Found
No Record Found
The following information on this casuality is sourced from The National Archives Database:
World War II Prisoners of the Japanese File, 2007 Update, ca. 1941 - ca. 1945
NAME
HARRIS RICHARD E.
RANK
Second Lieutenant
SERVICE NUMBER
0-890035
ARM OR SERVICE
Quartermaster Corps
SOURCE 1
(No Data Entered)
SOURCE 2
(No Data Entered)
SOURCE 3
(No Data Entered)
SUBORDINATE UNIT
(No Data Entered)
ASSIGNED UNIT
(No Data Entered)
PARENT UNIT
(No Data Entered)
POW CAMPS NOTES
(No Data Entered)
Online Related Information:
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