Name:
Harold Furman Husk
Rank:
Private
Serial Number:
13171259
Unit:
80th Anti-Aircraft Battalion, 82nd Airborne Division
Date of Death:
1944-06-16
State:
Pennsylvania
Cemetery:
Hillside Memorial Park, Redlands, San Bernardino County, California
Plot:
Row:
Grave:
Decoration:
Purple Heart
Comments:
Harold Furman Husk was born on March 19, 1924, in Waynesburg, Greene County, Pennsylvania. He served in Battery C, 80th Airborne Anti-Aircraft Battalion, 82nd Airborne Division, as a Private during World War II. Pvt Husk was Killed in Action on June 16, 1944, during the liberation of Saint-Sauveur-le-Vicomte in France. He is now buried in the Hillside Memorial Park, Redlands, San Bernardino County, California. Pvt Husk was posthumously awarded the Purple Heart in recognition of his bravery and sacrifices.