Harris, Vernon C.

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Nationality:: American (1776 - present, Republic)

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Distinguished Service Cross (DSC)

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: 2nd Lieutenant
Unit:: Company E, 2nd Battalion, 135th Infantry Regiment, 34th Infantry Division "Red Bull", U.S. Army

For action performed on the First Crossing of the Volturno river, Italy, October 13th, 1943.

Posthumously awarded.

Sources

- Hougen, J.H., The Story of the Famous 34th Infantry Division, The Battery Press, Nashville, USA, 1989
- homeofheroes.com
- 34infdiv.org

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