Name:
Harold Emmett Witt
Rank:
Private First Class
Serial Number:
494553
Unit:
21st Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division
Date of Death:
1944-07-26
State:
Illinois
Cemetery:
Moss Ridge Cemetery, Carthage, Hancock County, Illinois, USA
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Harold Emmett Witt was born on December 9, 1920, in Illinois. He was the son of Samuel Oliver Witt Sr. and Ruth Mary Johnson Witt.
He served in the Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, 21st Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division as a Private First Class during World War II. He was Killed in Action on July 26, 1944, during the Battle for Guam.