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<blockquote data-quote="John Robertson" data-source="post: 23792" data-attributes="member: 1"><p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>SURNAME</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Block </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>FORENAME</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Harlon Henry </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>UNIT</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>former 1 Marine Parachute Regiment (HQ and Service Company) </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>RANK</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Corporal </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>NUMBER</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>820595</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>DATE OF DEATH</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>1st March 1945 </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>AGE</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>20 </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>GRAVESITE</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Marine Military Academy, Harlingen, Cameron County, Texas at base of Iwo Jima monument </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>ADDITIONAL INFORMATION</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>from Weslaco, Texas</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>born 6.11.1924 Yorktown, DeWitt County, Texas</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>son of Edward Frederick and Ada Belle (nee Brantley) Block</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>family moved to Weslaco, Texas</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>graduated Weslaco High School June 1942</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>29.12.1942 draft card Weslaco, Texas</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>entered service 18.2.1943 San Antonio, Texas</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>PFC 22.5.1943</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>1 MPR 1943-44</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>28th Marine Regiment (Company E,2 Bn) 1944-45</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Cpl 27.10.1944</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>one of the flag raisers at Mount Suribachi 23.2.1945</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>KIA Iwo Jima</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em><a href="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/h-block.11372/" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/11/11372-2d27b877b09d01ebd9d9a2d771c4dc72.jpg?1591390075" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="width: 300px; height: 300px" /></a> <a href="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/h-block-funeral.38474/" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/38/38474-04fe37000ec241eda7a84a1cf8de6c44.jpg?1687286307" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="width: 300px; height: 300px" /></a> <a href="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/h-block-grave.11373/" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/11/11373-3572b52c0c407b89a9d3ec52af7db969.jpg?1591390075" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="width: 300px; height: 300px" /></a></em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="John Robertson, post: 23792, member: 1"] [LIST] [*][B]SURNAME[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Block [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]FORENAME[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Harlon Henry [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]UNIT[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]former 1 Marine Parachute Regiment (HQ and Service Company) [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]RANK[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Corporal [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]NUMBER[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]820595[/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]DATE OF DEATH[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]1st March 1945 [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]AGE[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]20 [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]GRAVESITE[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Marine Military Academy, Harlingen, Cameron County, Texas at base of Iwo Jima monument [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]ADDITIONAL INFORMATION[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]from Weslaco, Texas[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]born 6.11.1924 Yorktown, DeWitt County, Texas[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]son of Edward Frederick and Ada Belle (nee Brantley) Block[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]family moved to Weslaco, Texas[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]graduated Weslaco High School June 1942[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]29.12.1942 draft card Weslaco, Texas[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]entered service 18.2.1943 San Antonio, Texas[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]PFC 22.5.1943[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]1 MPR 1943-44[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]28th Marine Regiment (Company E,2 Bn) 1944-45[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Cpl 27.10.1944[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]one of the flag raisers at Mount Suribachi 23.2.1945[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]KIA Iwo Jima[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I][URL='https://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/h-block.11372/'][IMG width="300px" height="300px"]https://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/11/11372-2d27b877b09d01ebd9d9a2d771c4dc72.jpg?1591390075[/IMG][/URL] [URL="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/h-block-funeral.38474/"][IMG width="300px" height="300px"]https://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/38/38474-04fe37000ec241eda7a84a1cf8de6c44.jpg?1687286307[/IMG][/URL] [URL='https://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/h-block-grave.11373/'][IMG width="300px" height="300px"]https://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/11/11373-3572b52c0c407b89a9d3ec52af7db969.jpg?1591390075[/IMG][/URL][/I][/INDENT] [/QUOTE]
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