Harry T. Freeman

Company B 1st Battalion 22nd Infantry

4th Infantry Division

DOW 03/17/1945

Harry Thornton Freeman was born in Salem, Doddridge County, West Virginia on January 18, 1920.

He was drafted into the Army on August 7, 1944 at Huntington, West Virginia. His home of residence was listed as
Doddridge County, West Virginia and his civilian occupation was listed as Semiskilled Occupations In Building Of Aircraft.
He had completed one year of High School and was single with no dependents. His religion was listed as Protestant.

He was assigned to Company B 22nd Infantry from the 48th Replacement Battalion on January 27, 1945.
He was one of ten enlisted men assigned to the Company on that date.

Private First Class Freeman was seriously wounded in action in Germany during the battle for the city of Prüm
on February 14, 1945. He died from his wounds in a hospital in England on March 17, 1945.

Decorations of Harry T. Freeman

Harry T. Freeman was buried in the temporary U.S. Military Cemetery,
Cambridge Cemetery, England and some time later his remains
were returned to the United States where he was
reinterred in West Virginia.

Burial:
Wolverton Cemetery
Doddridge County
West Virginia

Grave marker for Harry T. Freeman

Photo by Barbara Nicholson from the
Find A Grave website

Top photo of Harry T. Freeman by PDB from the Find A Grave website

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