Parrion Ray Harris

Born in Monroe Co., Tennessee

June 27, 1932 – March 7, 1951

Marietta National Cemetery, Cobb County, Ga

A Tellico Plains soldier has been killed in action, the War Department announced this week.

Making a supreme sacrifice was Pvt. Parrion R. Harris, son of Mr. and Mrs. William M. Harris.

Private, U.S. Army
Service Number 14322931
Killed in Action
Died March 7, 1951 in Korea

Private Harris was a Light Weapons Infantryman with the 35th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division. He was Killed in Action while fighting the enemy in South Korea on March 7, 1951. Private Harris was awarded the Purple Heart, the Combat Infantryman's Badge, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Presidential Unit Citation and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal.

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Joy Locke & Joe Irons