View a eulogy for Harry Brown Packard, USMA '30, who passed away on January 27, 1945.
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Harry Brown Packard
West Point, 1930
Be Thou At Peace
Posted by David Twigg, 1SG (Ret) on February 5, 2016:
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Harry Brown Packard Date of death: KIA as a Prisoner of War (WWII) Home of record: Androscoggin County Maine Status: POW Harry Packard graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of 1930. AWARDS AND CITATIONS Silver Star See more recipients of this award Awarded for actions during the World War II (Citation Needed) - SYNOPSIS: Major (Field Artillery) Harry Brown Packard (ASN: 0-18091), United States Army, was awarded the Silver Star (Posthumously) for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in connection with military operations against the enemy while serving with the 24th Field Artillery Regiment (Philippine Scouts), in the Philippine Islands in 1942. General Orders: War Department, General Orders No. 68 (1947) Action Date: World War II Service: Army Rank: Major Regiment: 24th Field Artillery Regiment (Philippine Scouts) |
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