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Harry Jefferson [1]

Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Killed in action on Iwo Jima. Memorial marker at Punchbowl National Memorial Cemetery in Honolulu, HI.

Age at Death: 20

Image Source: Charlotte Observer 3-28-45

Awards: 
Purple Heart
Biographical Notes: 
member, YMCA 1935-1938, First Church of Christ Scientist, Charlotte Sunday school
Date of Birth: 
About 1925
Military Branch: 
Marines Enlisted: 9-30-42
Education Details: 
Harding High School
Family Details: 

Mrs. B. Scisarine Jefferson - 517 Walnut Ave., Charlotte, NC

Vera Jefferson

Jim Jefferson, Colonial Iron Works

First Name: 
Harry
KIA / MIA Place: 
Iwo Jima, Japan
KIA Date: 
3/1/1945
Last Name: 
Jefferson
Middle Name: 
E.
Military Details: 
Camp Lejeune, NC, Parris Island, SC, Camp Pendleton, CA, Kwajalein, Saipan, and Tinian Islands, Iwo Jima, Japan
Military Rank: 
Private First Class
Source: 

Newsprint, death index and church records

Military Unit: 
25th Marines, 4th Marine Division
Exhibit & Section: 
Gold Star Veterans [2]
Veteran Records [3]
This node displays related exhibits: 
No
MIA Date: 
NA

Source URL:https://www.cmstory.org/exhibits/gold-star-veterans-veteran-records/harry-jefferson

Links
[1] https://www.cmstory.org/exhibits/gold-star-veterans-veteran-records/harry-jefferson [2] https://www.cmstory.org/exhibits/gold-star-veterans [3] https://www.cmstory.org/exhibits/veteran-records