My great uncle Harry I Harris who was killed in the Fort Adams explosion was the first person buried in the Jewish section. I want to be sure that the American flag flies at the appropiate times.
Private Harris is honored each Memorial Day by having a flag placed on his gravesite. He is not forgotten.
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My great uncle Harry I Harris who was killed in the Fort Adams explosion was the first person buried in the Jewish section. I want to be sure that the American flag flies at the appropiate times.
The original article NYT on the Fort Adams Explosion in 1898:
http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=FB0C1FFF3A5811738DDDA90A94DA415B8885F0D3
A follow-up article where Private Henry I. Harris is listed between the dead:
http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=F2071FF8345911738DDDA80A94DA415B8885F0D3
And here is Harris gravestone:
http://cdm.reed.edu/cdm4/item_viewer.php?CISOROOT=/jewishatl&CISOPTR=6393&CISOBOX=1&REC=18
Private Harris is honored each Memorial Day by having a flag placed on his gravesite. He is not forgotten.