Person:Harold Tullis (7)

U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946: Name: Harold F Tullis Birth Year: 1918 Race: White, citizen Nativity State or Country: Iowa State: Iowa County or City: Polk Enlistment Date: 18 Feb 1943 Enlistment State: Iowa Enlistment City: Camp Dodge Herrold Branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA Branch Code: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA Grade: Private Grade Code: Private Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men) Source: Civil Life Education: Grammar school Civil Occupation: Linotype Operator Marital Status: Divorced, without dependents Height: 67 Weight: 158

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Pvt. Harold F. Tullis was killed in action during the invasion of Normandy, D-Day, June 6, 1944, at Omaha Beach. He was on the landing craft LCI(L)-92 as a part of the 149th Engineers Combat Battalion. Nineteen soldiers on that landing craft were killed, including Pvt. Tullis, as it approached the beach and hit an underwater mine. The craft was then also fired upon and set afire by German artillery. See http://www.geocities.com/lcil_92/Pg20.htm for more information.

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World War II and Korean Conflict Veterans Interred Overseas: Name: Harold F Tullis Inducted From: Iowa Rank: Private Combat Organization: 149th Engineers Combat Battalion Death Date: Jun 06 1944 Monument: Normandy, France Last Known Status: Missing U.S. Awards: Purple Heart Medal