Blair, Harold E.

UNKNOWN - 1945

• Name	Blair, Harold E.
  Birth	UNKNOWN  [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	BLAI.H002
  _FGRAVE	56060433
  Military Service	World War II, Private First Class, 417th Infantry Regiment, 76th Infantry ('Onaway') Division, United States Army  [1, 2, 3]
  	Private First Class with 417th Infantry Regiment, 76th Infantry (Onaway) Division. Entered combat on 19 January 1945 and was killed in action in vicinity of Bech, Luxembourg on 13 February 1945. Awarded The Purple Heart Medal posthumously and was otherwise entitled to The American Campaign Medal, The European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with bronze battle stars and the WWII Victory Medal. Honored also at the Elmwood WWII Memorial in Flora, Illinois. This information has been posted on the National World War II Memorial's Registry of Remembrances website by Robert Medley Gatewood. It is entered here with his permission. Source: https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=1931183
  		World War II Honoree, Blair, Harold E. (?-1945)
  		Brochure, World War II Memorial, Flora, Illinois, Nov 11, 2007 On Veterans' Day, 2005, the city of Flora, Illinois dedicated a memorial to all known Clay County, Illinois World War II Veterans. Located on the south side of the city library, this is a copy of the brochure honoring that event. This 2007 brochure adds a matrix for locating the memorial brick that was laid in honor of each veteran. …
  		United States of America Flag, 48 Stars (1912-1959) In 1912, two stars were added to the United States flag, representing Arizona and New Mexico, bringing the total number of stars to 48. They were arranged in six rows of eight stars each. American fighting men would fight under this flag during four wars: World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the beginning of the Vietnam War. (In 1959,…
  		United States Army
  		Private First Class, United States Army and United States Army Air Fores (Sep 1942-Aug 1948)
  		United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
  		Military Service Ribbons, Blair, Harold E. (Unk-1945) Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
  		Purple Heart Medal, United States Military
  		Purple Heart Medal, United States Military
  		American Campaign Medal, United States Military
  		American Campaign Medal, United States
  		European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, United States
  		European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, United States
  		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
  		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  		76th Infantry Division ("Onaway Division"), United States Army
  		76th Infantry Division ("Onaway Division"), United States Army
  Death	13 Feb 1945	Bech, Luxembourg   [4]
  	Cause: Killed in Action
  		Luxembourg
  Burial	Luxembourg American Cemetery and Memorial, Hamm, Canton de Luxembourg, Luxembourg, Luxembourg   [1]
  		Burial Flag, United States Military Veterans
  		Headstone, Blair, Harold E. (?-1945)
  		Headstone, Blair, Harold E. (?-1945)
  Person ID	I42962	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	25 May 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Death - Cause: Killed in Action - 13 Feb 1945 - Bech, Luxembourg  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S13275] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Blair, Harold E., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56060433/harold-e-blair) (Reliability: 2). [S14700] World War II Honoree, Harold E. Blair, (https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=1931183) (Reliability: 2). [S15404] Robert Medley Gatewood, Brochure, Flora, Illinois, World War II Veterans Memorial, page #4, (https://genealogy.carlwgray.com/showmedia.php?mediaID=18791) (Reliability: 2). [S14670] https://www.wwiimemorial.com/, National Archives & Records Administration War Department Files, PFC Harold E. Blair, (http://www.wwiimemorial.com/Registry/plaque_wardept.aspx?honoreeID=1182475) (Reliability: 2).