HARNELL, James H - WWII
Source: Indianapolis News, Thurs 12 April 1945 p 17
Ladoga, Ind April 13 – Mrs. Hazel Bales, of Fincastle, has
been notified by the Navy department that her son, Pvt. James H. HARNELL, 24,
was killed on Iwo Jima March 13. He had
been in service since November 1944 and was a veteran of the Saipan invasion. Pvt. Harnell was a flame thrower with the 4th
Marine Division. He took his basic
training at San Domingo, Cal. Before entering service he worked at the farm
home at Fincastle. He attended Carpentersville school and was graduated from
Roachdale HS. He is survived by his mother, his widow and an 18-month old son
and a sister, Louise, all of Fincastle.
He was a nephew of Dode Crodian, Ladoga. – kbz