Mai. Harry J. Harrison, army paratrooper, previously listed as missing, Nov. 17, in Germany, now is reported killed in action on that date, according to a war department telegram received Sunday evening by his wife, 3005 Ninth avenue north.
   A 1935 graduate of West Point, he formerly had served as a coast artillery officer aboard an army mine planter before volunteering for paratrooper training. He had been overseas since December.
   Maj. Harrison is survived by his wife and three children. The youngest child, Robert, three months old, had never been seen by his father.
  The major's brother, Lt. Wilbert G. Harrison; army coast artillery officer, is in the Pacific. A younger brother, Oscar, also was killed in action. He had been a member of a tank division in the African campaign.
   Mrs. Harrison is the daughter of Col. and Mrs. R. M. Carswell. Her mother lives with her and the colonel is stationed at Camp Stewart, Ga.

[Tampa Bay Times, St. Petersburg, FL, 20 Dec 1944, Wed. Page 10]

Grave marker for Major Harry J. Harrison at Section 3, Site #438 of the Gettysburg National Cemetery, Gettysburg (Adams), Pennsylvania.

Major Harrison joined the 508th as a Captain and member of the Cadre team in October 1942. 

Successively promoted to Major and Lt. Colonel, he was with the 508th through Normandy as part of the Regimental Headquarters Company (Hq Hq.  He was transferred to the 109th Infantry, Hq 1st, as a Major and Executive Officer in the Fall of 1944..

Major Harrison was killed in action on 11 Nov 1944 near Hurtgen, Germany