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Private John Frederick Harmon

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Korean War Monument

Citation(s);

1939-1945 Star
Canadian Volunteer Service Medal
Canadian Volunteer Service Medal for Korea
Canadian Korea Medal
United Nations Service Medal (Korea)

Military service

Service number: SG4979
Age: 28
Rank: Private
Force: Army
Unit/Regiment: Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry, R.C.I.C.
Division: 1st Battalion
Birth: May 5, 1924 Didquash, New Brunswick
Enlistment: April 19, 1943 Fredericton, New Brunswick
Death: June 21, 1952 South Korea

Burial/memorial information

UNITED NATIONS CEMETERY (BUSAN)
Grave reference: Plot 21, Row 1, Grave 1264
Additional information

Son of Henry Edward and Lila Amy Harmon of St. George, Charlotte County, New Brunswick. Brother of Henry Jr., Edward, Pearson, Leo, Mrs. Lehandler Borthwick, Mrs. Gerald Holland, Mrs. Williard Gowan, Mrs. Patrick McAlleron, Mrs. Horace Young and Miss Hazel Harmon. Private Harmon enlisted in the Royal Canadian Infantry Corps. He served in the United Kingdon, Italy and North West Europe. He was discharged on demobilization on 12 September 1945.

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Korean War (1950 – 1953)

In the Books of Remembrance

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Page 30 of the Korean War Book of Remembrance.
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UNITED NATIONS CEMETERY (BUSAN) South Korea

The United Nations Cemetery is located in Tanggok, a suburb of Busan. The land for the cemetery was granted to the United Nations by the Republic of Korea as a tribute to all those who had laid down their lives in combatting aggression and in upholding peace and freedom. There are 2,267 servicemen buried in the United Nations Memorial Cemetery. Of these 1,538 were Commonwealth soldiers, including 376 Canadians.

For more information, visit Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

 

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