GREEN BERETS Cramer, Harry Griffith,Jr

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Cramer ​

• FORENAME

Harry Griffith,Jr ​

• UNIT

1 SF Group (14 SF Detachment) ​

• RANK

Captain ​

• NUMBER

196181598 ​

• DATE OF DEATH

21st October 1957 ​

• AGE

31 ​

• GRAVESITE

U.S. Military Academy Post Cemetery,West Point,Orange County,New York Ssction VII Site G-316 ​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

from Johnstown,Pennsylvania​

born 24.5.1926 Johnstown,Cambria County,Pennsylvania​

son of Harry Griffith and Mary Florence (nee Kelly) Cramer​

husband of Anne (nee Supple) Cramer (1922-2007) (married 25.6.1947) (2 daughters Kainan and Anne,1 son Harry)​

graduated Johnstown High School 1942​

attended Carson Long Military Institute,Pennsylvania​

entered USMA,West Point 1.7.1943​

graduated USMA 1946​

Company B,1 Bn 24th Infantry Regiment (25 Inf.Div.)​

82nd Airborne Division​

Company B,1 Bn 24th Infantry Regiment (25 Inf.Div.) (Captain)1950​

served Korean War​

WIA twice (28.3.1951 Han River and 22.4.1951 Chorwon)​

award Silver Star​

14th Infantry Regiment 1951​

G-2 Staff,82nd Airborne Division 1952​

77 SF Group 1955-56​

1 SF Group April 1956​

killed during demolitions training near Nha Trang,Khanh Hoa Province,South Vietnam​

Vietnam Veterans Memorial,Washington,D.C. Panel 01E Line 78 ​

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