Permanent Veteran Record
| Branch | Army |
|---|---|
| Rank | Corporal |
| Conflict / Era | World War II |
| Years of Service | 1942 – 1945 |
| Date of Birth | 12/12/1918 |
| Date of Death | 01/30/2012 |
| Hometown | Darby, OH |
| Awards | Purple Heart, Good Conduct Medal; American Campaign Medal (American Theater Ribbon); European-African-Middle Eastern Ribbon with two bronze campaign stars; Distinguished Unit Citation; Marksmanship Badge (rifle); Glider Badge |
| Burial Location | Darby Twp: St. John's Lutheran |
| Monument Paver | Section B |
| Source | Veterans Service Office; National Archives; HEROES FROM THE HEARTLAND (Claudia Robinson Bartow, 2002), p. 37; G.W. Claar; Certificate of Honorable Discharge, Union Co. Recorder's Office, Vol. 3, p. 234; St. John's Lutheran Church records | Voice from the Stone honoree May 2008 Dennis Blumenschein speaker |
Overseas service: Rhineland, Normandy. Church: St. John's Lutheran Church, Marysville, Ohio. School: UNKNOWN. Serial #35290915; enlisted 03/24/1942, Ft. Hayes, Columbus, Ohio; served 1 year, 8 months, 42 days of foreign service, departing for European Theater of Operations on 09/05/1943, returning to USA on 05/28/1945; military occupational specialty, Military Policeman 677; served as glider infantryman, gliding over enemy lines in D-Day invasion, Normandy; wounded in action, 06/09/1944, France; captured in Holland, 09/30/1944; imprisoned at Stalag 7A Moosburg Bavaria 48-12 (Work Camps 3324-46 Krumbachstrasse 48011, Work Camp 3368 Munich 48-11); discharged from SCU Prisoner of War Camp, 10/05/1945, Camp Perry, Ohio; POW NOTE: discharge lists name as Blumenschein, Harman M., DOB 12/12/1912; HEROES entry lists service start date as 08/01/1943, age 22, DOB 1921; DOB of 12/12/1918 confirmed via church records
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