Harley; "MEDIC" arrived Normandy Beach on D-Day and died on 18 Sept. 1944.

WORLD WAR II

HONOR LIST OF DEAD AND MISSING PERSONNEL

FORD COUNTY, KANSAS

McComas Harley W PFC 37017498 18-Sep-44 Henri-Chapelle

Birth: Nov. 21, 1917
Dodge City
Ford County
Kansas, USA Death: Sep. 18, 1944
Dodge City Globe-10-10-1944, PFC. Harley W. McComas ,26 seriously wounded in action in Holland on Sept 17,1944 , died their the next day(18th of Sept,1944). The war department notified his parents, Francis and Sarah Jennie McComas who lived north of Dodge City,KS.

Born in Ford county on Nov.21,1917, McComas completed grade school at Rock Point and had one year in Dodge City High School. He had worked for the Lochmann Packing company four years when he was inducted into the service on Dec.29,1942.

His first station was Camp Grant, Ill. McComas trained at several other camps including Fort Ord, Caif and Camp Breckenridge,Ky before being sent overseas early this year.

In England two months, he saw his first action in France on D-Day. He was in the medical corps.

Surviving are his parents, six brothers, Cpl.Francis McComas in Italy, Clarence,Harold,Orval,and Donald,and Ervin and a sister,Maxine Converth all of Dodge City,KS;two sisters Helen Hunsley of Calif and Hallie Brown of Washington.

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Harley most-likley knew TOMMY ALFANO http://www.fold3.com/page/88370909tommyalfano/

ALSO a Medic from D-Day in France.

May have also assisted to Cletus (Cleatus) J Connolly; http://www.fold3.com/page/89763392cletusj_connolly/

Barbi Ennis Connolly; WWII Historical Researcher PRINCESSBARBIB25@msn.com_

Harley W McComas