Harrison J. R.

Monuments

147th Combat Engineer Battalion Roll of Honor Monument

Name:

J. R. Harrison

Rank:

First Lieutenant

Serial Number:

Unit:

147th Engineer Combat Battalion

Date of Death:

1944-06-06

State:

Texas

Cemetery:

Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas

Plot:

Section M

Row:

Grave:

Site 85

Decoration:

Comments:

J. R. Harrison was born on August 13, 1918, in Garland, Texas. He was the son of Dewitt Edward Harrison and Lula Caldonia Hendrix Harrison.

Prior to entering the armed service, he worked with the Arkansas Oil and Gas Commission as an electrical and gas engineer. He entered the service in September 1942 following his graduation from A & I College in June 1942.

J. R. served as a First Lieutenant in Company B, 147th Engineer Combat Battalion, during World War II. He was Killed in Action in France on June 6, 1944, and is now buried in the Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, USA.