Cecil T. Harper has a memorial tombstone in the Huntsville Cemetery, Huntsville, Madison County, Arkansas. But according to his military records, he is buried here in this cemetery. The memorial marker in Huntsville Cemetery is a double tombstone with his mother. Cecil's memorial marker reads: "In Memory of Son, Cecil Tom Harper, July 5, 1918 - October 23, 1944; Killed in Action on Leyte, Buried in Manila, Philippines"
Private Cecil Tom Harper, Company M, 32nd Infantry, 7th Division of the U. S. Army. He received the Purple Heart from injuries he received February 3, 1944. He recovered from those injuries.
Madison County Record, 4 August 1949
PFC Cecil T. Haprer, A war hero who was killed in the Leyte invasion October 23, 1944 and was temporarily buried in a military cemetery on Leyte Island, was permanently laid to rest in the Fort McKinley, U. S. Military Cemetery, Manila, Philippine Islands, according to word received here by his mother, Mrs. Orpha Harper. She received the flag which was used in the last rites and also information as to the exact location of his grave. Pfc. Harper was killed in the Leyte invasion while serving with Co. M, 32nd Infantry, 7th Division of the U. S. Army. He had participated in two other invasions previous to his death on Attu in the Aleutians, and Kwajalien in the Marshall Isalnds. He was awarded the Combat Infantry Badge and other decorations. The son of Mrs. Orpha Harper, he was born July 5, 1918, and was graduated from H. S. V. S. in 1938. He was married to Miss Helen Harrison of Wesley only a short time before his death. She later married Gus Williams of Fayetteville. Besides his mother and wife, he was survived by one brother, Joe Harper, of Tulsa, Oklahoma; and two sisters, Mrs. Marylee Mikus of Los Angeles, Calif., and Mrs. Lucille Phillips of Huntsville, and many other relatives.
Madison County Record, 17 August 1944
Madison County Men Wounded in Action
Reports of Madison County men wounded in action in the various overseas war areas have been coming in almost daily the past week.....Pfc. Cecil Harper, son of Mrs. Orpha Harper of Huntsville, was wounded February 3 at Kwajalein, Marshall Isalnds, but the information was not given out beyond relatvies until recently when the Purple Heart Medal awarded was sent by him to his wife at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Harrison of Elkins, who was happily surprised first of this week to receive a telephone message from her husband now in Honolulu. Pfc. Harper's voice was heard plainly but he could not well understand his wife's words.
Madison County Record, 7 December 1944
Three Madison County Men are Reported Killed in Action - Cecil Harper, Verlin Johnson, Henry Moppin
Reports of fatal war casualties tripled for Madison County the past week, two of which came from Huntsville homes. Cecil Harper, son of Mrs. Orpha Harper of Huntsville, was killed in action October 23 in the Philippine Islands. He had been formerly wounded but returned to service. The news of his death was received Monday by his wife who is at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Harrison, at Elkins, and was phoned immediately to his mother. Cecil volunteered in the Army on April 28, 1941.
Private Cecil Tom Harper, Company M, 32nd Infantry, 7th Division of the U. S. Army. He received the Purple Heart from injuries he received February 3, 1944. He recovered from those injuries.
Madison County Record, 4 August 1949
PFC Cecil T. Haprer, A war hero who was killed in the Leyte invasion October 23, 1944 and was temporarily buried in a military cemetery on Leyte Island, was permanently laid to rest in the Fort McKinley, U. S. Military Cemetery, Manila, Philippine Islands, according to word received here by his mother, Mrs. Orpha Harper. She received the flag which was used in the last rites and also information as to the exact location of his grave. Pfc. Harper was killed in the Leyte invasion while serving with Co. M, 32nd Infantry, 7th Division of the U. S. Army. He had participated in two other invasions previous to his death on Attu in the Aleutians, and Kwajalien in the Marshall Isalnds. He was awarded the Combat Infantry Badge and other decorations. The son of Mrs. Orpha Harper, he was born July 5, 1918, and was graduated from H. S. V. S. in 1938. He was married to Miss Helen Harrison of Wesley only a short time before his death. She later married Gus Williams of Fayetteville. Besides his mother and wife, he was survived by one brother, Joe Harper, of Tulsa, Oklahoma; and two sisters, Mrs. Marylee Mikus of Los Angeles, Calif., and Mrs. Lucille Phillips of Huntsville, and many other relatives.
Madison County Record, 17 August 1944
Madison County Men Wounded in Action
Reports of Madison County men wounded in action in the various overseas war areas have been coming in almost daily the past week.....Pfc. Cecil Harper, son of Mrs. Orpha Harper of Huntsville, was wounded February 3 at Kwajalein, Marshall Isalnds, but the information was not given out beyond relatvies until recently when the Purple Heart Medal awarded was sent by him to his wife at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Harrison of Elkins, who was happily surprised first of this week to receive a telephone message from her husband now in Honolulu. Pfc. Harper's voice was heard plainly but he could not well understand his wife's words.
Madison County Record, 7 December 1944
Three Madison County Men are Reported Killed in Action - Cecil Harper, Verlin Johnson, Henry Moppin
Reports of fatal war casualties tripled for Madison County the past week, two of which came from Huntsville homes. Cecil Harper, son of Mrs. Orpha Harper of Huntsville, was killed in action October 23 in the Philippine Islands. He had been formerly wounded but returned to service. The news of his death was received Monday by his wife who is at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Harrison, at Elkins, and was phoned immediately to his mother. Cecil volunteered in the Army on April 28, 1941.
Cecil T. Harper has a memorial tombstone in the Huntsville Cemetery, Huntsville, Madison County, Arkansas. But according to his military records, he is buried here in this cemetery. The memorial marker in Huntsville Cemetery is a double tombstone with his mother. Cecil's memorial marker reads: "In Memory of Son, Cecil Tom Harper, July 5, 1918 - October 23, 1944; Killed in Action on Leyte, Buried in Manila, Philippines"
Private Cecil Tom Harper, Company M, 32nd Infantry, 7th Division of the U. S. Army. He received the Purple Heart from injuries he received February 3, 1944. He recovered from those injuries.
Madison County Record, 4 August 1949
PFC Cecil T. Haprer, A war hero who was killed in the Leyte invasion October 23, 1944 and was temporarily buried in a military cemetery on Leyte Island, was permanently laid to rest in the Fort McKinley, U. S. Military Cemetery, Manila, Philippine Islands, according to word received here by his mother, Mrs. Orpha Harper. She received the flag which was used in the last rites and also information as to the exact location of his grave. Pfc. Harper was killed in the Leyte invasion while serving with Co. M, 32nd Infantry, 7th Division of the U. S. Army. He had participated in two other invasions previous to his death on Attu in the Aleutians, and Kwajalien in the Marshall Isalnds. He was awarded the Combat Infantry Badge and other decorations. The son of Mrs. Orpha Harper, he was born July 5, 1918, and was graduated from H. S. V. S. in 1938. He was married to Miss Helen Harrison of Wesley only a short time before his death. She later married Gus Williams of Fayetteville. Besides his mother and wife, he was survived by one brother, Joe Harper, of Tulsa, Oklahoma; and two sisters, Mrs. Marylee Mikus of Los Angeles, Calif., and Mrs. Lucille Phillips of Huntsville, and many other relatives.
Madison County Record, 17 August 1944
Madison County Men Wounded in Action
Reports of Madison County men wounded in action in the various overseas war areas have been coming in almost daily the past week.....Pfc. Cecil Harper, son of Mrs. Orpha Harper of Huntsville, was wounded February 3 at Kwajalein, Marshall Isalnds, but the information was not given out beyond relatvies until recently when the Purple Heart Medal awarded was sent by him to his wife at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Harrison of Elkins, who was happily surprised first of this week to receive a telephone message from her husband now in Honolulu. Pfc. Harper's voice was heard plainly but he could not well understand his wife's words.
Madison County Record, 7 December 1944
Three Madison County Men are Reported Killed in Action - Cecil Harper, Verlin Johnson, Henry Moppin
Reports of fatal war casualties tripled for Madison County the past week, two of which came from Huntsville homes. Cecil Harper, son of Mrs. Orpha Harper of Huntsville, was killed in action October 23 in the Philippine Islands. He had been formerly wounded but returned to service. The news of his death was received Monday by his wife who is at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Harrison, at Elkins, and was phoned immediately to his mother. Cecil volunteered in the Army on April 28, 1941.
Private Cecil Tom Harper, Company M, 32nd Infantry, 7th Division of the U. S. Army. He received the Purple Heart from injuries he received February 3, 1944. He recovered from those injuries.
Madison County Record, 4 August 1949
PFC Cecil T. Haprer, A war hero who was killed in the Leyte invasion October 23, 1944 and was temporarily buried in a military cemetery on Leyte Island, was permanently laid to rest in the Fort McKinley, U. S. Military Cemetery, Manila, Philippine Islands, according to word received here by his mother, Mrs. Orpha Harper. She received the flag which was used in the last rites and also information as to the exact location of his grave. Pfc. Harper was killed in the Leyte invasion while serving with Co. M, 32nd Infantry, 7th Division of the U. S. Army. He had participated in two other invasions previous to his death on Attu in the Aleutians, and Kwajalien in the Marshall Isalnds. He was awarded the Combat Infantry Badge and other decorations. The son of Mrs. Orpha Harper, he was born July 5, 1918, and was graduated from H. S. V. S. in 1938. He was married to Miss Helen Harrison of Wesley only a short time before his death. She later married Gus Williams of Fayetteville. Besides his mother and wife, he was survived by one brother, Joe Harper, of Tulsa, Oklahoma; and two sisters, Mrs. Marylee Mikus of Los Angeles, Calif., and Mrs. Lucille Phillips of Huntsville, and many other relatives.
Madison County Record, 17 August 1944
Madison County Men Wounded in Action
Reports of Madison County men wounded in action in the various overseas war areas have been coming in almost daily the past week.....Pfc. Cecil Harper, son of Mrs. Orpha Harper of Huntsville, was wounded February 3 at Kwajalein, Marshall Isalnds, but the information was not given out beyond relatvies until recently when the Purple Heart Medal awarded was sent by him to his wife at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Harrison of Elkins, who was happily surprised first of this week to receive a telephone message from her husband now in Honolulu. Pfc. Harper's voice was heard plainly but he could not well understand his wife's words.
Madison County Record, 7 December 1944
Three Madison County Men are Reported Killed in Action - Cecil Harper, Verlin Johnson, Henry Moppin
Reports of fatal war casualties tripled for Madison County the past week, two of which came from Huntsville homes. Cecil Harper, son of Mrs. Orpha Harper of Huntsville, was killed in action October 23 in the Philippine Islands. He had been formerly wounded but returned to service. The news of his death was received Monday by his wife who is at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Harrison, at Elkins, and was phoned immediately to his mother. Cecil volunteered in the Army on April 28, 1941.
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