Lee Jasper Harris (1896 - 1918)

Born 17 Sep 1896 in Swainsboro, Emanuel County, Georgia, USA

Ancestors

Died 1 Oct 1918 at age 22 in Camp Gordon, Chamblee, DeKalb County, Georgia, USA

Biography

Lee Jasper Harris was born 17 September 1896 in Swainsboro, Emanuel County, Georgia, son of [[Harris-19382|Drew Harris and Lula Murphy Harris^[1].

He registered for the draft for World War I, naming farming as his occupation and was described as being medium of height and build with light blue eyes and light brown hair^[2].

Lee Jasper Harris WWI draft registration

He was drafted into the US Army for World War I, beginning 24 July 1918^[3].

Lee Jasper Harris WWI statement of service card

He died 1 October 1918, at Infantry Camp Gordon^[4][5], in preparation for deployment for World War I, and is buried in Cypress Hills National Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, Plot: 7946^[1]. His cousin Walter Harris was at the same camp and died from influenza the same day.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Find A Grave: Memorial #2590398
2. ↑ Lee Harris, United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
3. ↑ Lee J Harris, Georgia, World War I, Statement of Service Cards, 1920-1929
4. ↑ Lee J Harris, United States, World War I American Expeditionary Forces Deaths, 1917-1919
5. ↑ Lee Jasper Harris, United States, Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940

Bibliography

• Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 07 January 2020), memorial page for Lee J Harris (17 Sep 1896–1 Oct 1918), Find A Grave Memorial no. 2590398, citing Cypress Hills National Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings County (Brooklyn), New York, USA ; Maintained by US Veterans Affairs Office (contributor 5) .
• United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZZK-682 : 23 August 2019), Lee Harris, 1917-1918.
• Georgia, World War I, Statement of Service Cards, 1920-1929, database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPDS-BNB3 : 4 October 2018), Lee J Harris, 24 Jul 1918; citing Reidsville, Tattnall, Georgia, United States, Military Service, Georgia Department of Archives and History, Atlanta.
• United States, World War I American Expeditionary Forces Deaths, 1917-1919, database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPH4-Z167 : 30 August 2018), Lee J Harris, 1918.
• United States, Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940, database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPKB-3ZRH : 30 October 2019), Lee Jasper Harris; citing Military Service, NARA microfilm publication 76193916 (St. Louis: National Archives and Records Administration, 1985), various roll numbers.