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Jonathan
Hartwell
Harwood
Jr.
KIA (WWII)
1918-12-29

–

1944-06-06

Born:

Boston

, 

Massachusetts

Home:

East Greenwich

, 

Rhode Island

Buried: 

Colleville-sur-Mer

, 

France

Cemetery:

A.B.M.C. Normandy

Jonathan Harwood was a non-graduating member of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of 1941. He was killed in action as a U.S. Army Captain during the D-Day invasion of Normandy France.

Awards Received

  • Silver Star

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Captain (Field Artillery)

    Batallion:

    2d Ranger Battalion (Attached)

    Division:

    FIRST U.S. Army

    Action Date:

    June 6, 1944
    Headquarters, FIRST U.S. Army, General Orders No. 51 (1944)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pride in presenting the Silver Star (Posthumously) to Captain (Field Artillery) Jonathan Hartwell Harwood, Jr. (ASN: 0-464650), United States Army, for gallantry in action while serving as Commanding Officer of Shore Fire Control Party No. 1, 293d Signal Company, attached to the 2d Ranger Battalion, in action against the enemy at Normandy, France, on 6 June 1944. The gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty demonstrated by Captain Harwood, without regard for his own life, were in keeping with the highest traditions of military service and reflect great credit upon himself and the United States Army.