Armit E. Harrison

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Armit E. Harrison
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch United States Army
ASN376513
RankCpl (12); Cpl USMC (12)
Camp RitchieClass 12 (27 September – 25 November 1943)
Section6F
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Armit E. Harrison (ASN 376513) was a Ritchie Boy who trained at Camp Ritchie in class 12.

Biography

Harrison, a long-time resident of Hamilton Square, NJ, was preceded in death by his wife in 2014. Ritchie Boy Harrison was one of the 350 Marines who graduated from Camp Ritchie, where he specialized in Photo Interpretation.

He served as a Forward Scout/Observer with the 4th Marine Division. He was a Purple Heart recipient, having fought in the Marshall and Mariana Islands Campaigns of Roi-Namur and Saipan, before being wounded by Japanese small arms fire during the Tinian invasion.

Research notes

  • 7/24/1920-A

Gallery

Technical record

Field Imported value
Class_ASN 376513
Class_Name HARRISON, Armit E.
match_method asn_exact_name_exact
row_source both

Sources

  • Camp Ritchie class roster (classes 1–31), merged research file
  • NARA World War II Army enlistment records (where a NARA ASN is present)
  • 1940 U.S. Census (where a census match is present)
  • Ritchie Boys of WWII Facebook page, post dated 2020-08-17 (1 post)