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York, Harry E.
Harry E. York U.S. Army WWII
Harry E. York U.S. Army WWII
  
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Date of Birth: 3/14/1917
Died On: 2/19/1991 Gotha, Orange County, Florida
Street Address: Soundview Ave
Service Number: 32610248
Branch of Service: U.S. Army - 106th Infantry Division, 123rd Infantry Regiment


Veteran Code: USARMY-698


BIOGRAPHY Extended Information
 
Harry E. York was born in New York in 1917. In Rye his family lived on Soundview Ave. Harry enlisted and served in the U.S. Army during World War II.

Harry E York Jr TEC 4, POW Detaining Country: Germany 21 Dec 1944 T/Sgt. Harry York Missing In Action Technical Sergeant Harry F. York, twenty-seven year old, has been reported missing in action by the War Department. Word received last weekend by his mother, Mrs. Elsie York, 14 Sound \dew Avenue, slated he has been missing since December 21. Harry York, greens keeper at the Rye Country Club. Attached to the 123rd Infantry Regiment, Sergeant York has been overseas since October 15. He first entered service a before Pearl Harbor, was discharged, and re-entered again three years ago. His wife, a resident of the Bronx, stated lie has fought in France and Belgium. PAGE FOURTEEN THE RYE CHRONICLE Friday, January 26, 1945 Reported Missing Was War Prisoner Tech. Sergt. Harry K. York, reported missing in action in Germany since December 21, 1944, Is now known to have been a prisoner of war. Word received by his wife, a Bronx resident, stated be had been liberated. Attached to the 423rd Infantry Regiment, he first entered the service before Pearl Harbor, was discharged then entered again more than three years ago, fighting in France and Belgium before his capture. May 15, 1945 THE RYE CHRONICLE PAGE THIRTEEN
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