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S1c Jack Overton Harne
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S1c Jack Overton Harne

Birth
Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland, USA
Death
30 Aug 1944 (aged 18)
At Sea
Monument
Coton, South Cambridgeshire District, Cambridgeshire, England
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Jack served as a Seaman First Class & Armed Guard, S.S. Jacksonville, U.S. Navy during World War II.

He resided in Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland prior to the war.

The S.S. Jacksonville, which was carrying gasoline, was torpedoed by German U-Boat U-482 while en route to Loch Ewe, Scotland. The gasoline exploded, giving little chance for the 49-man merchant complement or the 29-man Armed Guard to abandon the blazing ship, which broke in two at the second massive explosion.

The destroyer escort U.S.S. Poole (DE-151) rescued a fireman and one Armed Guard gunner which were Jacksonville´s only survivors.

Jack was declared "Missing In Action" in this attack during the war.

He was awarded a Purple Heart.

Service # 7588107

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Jack also has a "Cenotaph" in the Rose Hill Cemetery, Hagerstown, Maryland.
" Click Here " for that record.

( Bio by: Russ Pickett )
Jack served as a Seaman First Class & Armed Guard, S.S. Jacksonville, U.S. Navy during World War II.

He resided in Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland prior to the war.

The S.S. Jacksonville, which was carrying gasoline, was torpedoed by German U-Boat U-482 while en route to Loch Ewe, Scotland. The gasoline exploded, giving little chance for the 49-man merchant complement or the 29-man Armed Guard to abandon the blazing ship, which broke in two at the second massive explosion.

The destroyer escort U.S.S. Poole (DE-151) rescued a fireman and one Armed Guard gunner which were Jacksonville´s only survivors.

Jack was declared "Missing In Action" in this attack during the war.

He was awarded a Purple Heart.

Service # 7588107

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Jack also has a "Cenotaph" in the Rose Hill Cemetery, Hagerstown, Maryland.
" Click Here " for that record.

( Bio by: Russ Pickett )

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  • Maintained by: Russ Pickett
  • Originally Created by: War Graves
  • Added: Aug 6, 2010
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56290460/jack_overton-harne: accessed ), memorial page for S1c Jack Overton Harne (9 Mar 1926–30 Aug 1944), Find a Grave Memorial ID 56290460, citing Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial, Coton, South Cambridgeshire District, Cambridgeshire, England; Maintained by Russ Pickett (contributor 46575736).