Gordon Murray Harris was born on 28 October 1922 in Canada. Son of Raymond Clement Harris and Mary Lucille Wilhite
Killed in Action 14 September 1944 in France
1st Lieutenant
319th Infantry Regiment, 80th Infantry Division
Buried at Woodlaw Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee
The Knoxvilel Journal, 18 December 1948
Lt. Murray G. Harris, 19 years, killed while serving with U.S. forces in France September 14, 1944, has arrived in Knoxville and was removed to Mann’s. Surviving: mother, Mrs. S.H. Douglas, Sweetwater, Tenn.; brothers, Raymond C. Harris Jr., Kingsport; Allen H. Harris, Atlanta; Capt. Shirley W. Harris, Korea; Judson Keith Harris, Sweetwater; sisters, Miss Beverly Harris, Atlanta, Ga.; Mrs. Jack V. McNab, Knoxville; grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. C.L. Harris, St. Petersburg, Fla.; Mrs. A.L. Wilhite, Sweetwater.
- Rank: First Lieutenant
- Date of birth: 18 October 1922
- Date of death: 14 September 1944
- County: Monroe
- Hometown: Sweetwater
- Service Branch: Army/Army Air Forces
- Division/Assignment: 319th Infantry Regiment, 80th Infantry Division
- Theater: Europe
- Conflict: World War II
- Awards: Purple Heart
- Burial/Memorial Location: Woodlaw Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee
- Location In Memorial: Pillar XVI, Top Panel
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