Post 148 Wendell, NC, North Carolina

Post 148

Wendell, NC, North Carolina

Post 148 Wendell, NC, North Carolina

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Post Namesake
Lieutenant Edward Cedric Harris. Lt. Harris was a Second Lieutenant of a Machine Gun Company in the 321st Infantry Regiment Division of the 81st Division, American Expeditionary Forces. Lt. Harris was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for extraordinary heroism in action near Grimaucourt, France on 11 November 1918 for helping to care for his wounded men and under the fire of three enemy machine guns, he took his gun through the enemy wire and covered his re-treating men allowing them to escape the dangerous position. He was severely wounded resulting in his death on 11 November 1918.

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