Campbell Lee Harris was born on 29 March 1925 at Tynes, Tennessee, the son of James W Harris and Estella Geneva Lawson. Stepson of Lonnie L. Bell.
Died 24 January 1945
Buried at Chattanooga National Cemetery, Y, 455

Private
513th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 17th Airborne Division, Company F

Pvt Harris returned from Grand Failly-Longuyon in France.

The Chattanooga Daily Times, 14 Feb. 1945
Pvt. Campbell L. Harris, son of Mrs. L.L. Bell, Route 1, Chattanooga, and Jim Harris, Ooltewah, Route 1, has been listed killed in action Jan. 24 in Belgium, according to information received by parents. Former Tyner High student, Harris worked in a shipyard in Savannah prior to entering the service. He is survived by two sisters, Mrs. Ernest Price, North Moore Road; Mrs. Thomas L. Fryar, Chattanooga, Route 1; two brothers, Bud Harris, who is serving with the navy in the Atlantic, and Clifford Harris, 1910 Dodds Avenue.

  • Rank: Private
  • Date of birth:
  • 29 March 1925
  • Date of death: 24 January 1945
  • County: Hamilton
  • Hometown: Chattanooga
  • Service Branch: Army/Army Air Forces
  • Division/Assignment: 513th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 17th Airborne Division
  • Theater: Europe
  • Conflict: World War II
  • Awards: Purple Heart
  • Burial/Memorial Location: Chattanooga National Cemetery, Chattanooga, TN
  • Location In Memorial: Pillar XI, Top Panel
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