Atherton Harold Jarvis

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Harold Jarvis Atherton is honored on the following 1 monument(s) in our database:

UN Memorial Wall of Remembrance

Name:

Harold Jarvis Atherton

Rank:

Private First Class

Serial Number:

20415425

Unit:

31st Infantry Regiment

Date of Death:

1950-12-03

State:

Alabama

Cemetery:

Greenwood Cemetery, Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama, USA

Plot:

7-A Section

Row:

Grave:

Decoration:

Purple Heart, Combat Infantryman's Badge, Prisoner of War Medal, Korean Service Medal, United Nations Service Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Korean War Service Medal

Comments:

Harold Jarvis Atherton was born on April 10, 1911, in Alabama. He was the son of James Peyton Atherton and Lula Jarvis Atherton. He served in the 31st Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division, as a Private First Class and Low Speed Radio Operator during the Korean War.

PFC Atherton was captured by enemy forces while engaged in combat in North Korea during the Battle of the Chosin Reservoir on December 3, 1950, and later died in captivity on May 5, 1951. He is now buried in the Greenwood Cemetery, Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama, USA.

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