42nd Infantry Division insignia (portrait pending)

SSGT

George N Harrison

Aged 24, fallen January 25, 1945

Unit
Company L, 242nd Infantry Regiment
Serial number
32366869
Hometown
Mercer, New Jersey
Date of death
January 25, 1945
Classification
Killed in action
Burial
Epinal American Cemetery, Plot B Row 31 Grave 9, Epinal, France

Staff Sergeant George N Harrison, serial number 32366869, of Mercer, New Jersey, served with Company L of the 242nd Infantry Regiment in the 42nd Infantry Division, the Rainbow Division. He was killed in action on January 25, 1945, at the age of 24. He is buried at Epinal American Cemetery, Plot B Row 31 Grave 9, Epinal, France.

Further reading: The 42nd “Rainbow” Division Was Not at the Battle of the Bulge.

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