Jacob Harsh, my great-grandfather, of New Virginia, Iowa, served in the 1st Iowa Cavalry in Missouri, Arkansas and Tennessee in the Civil War.
My father, Cecil P. Harsh, of Murray, Iowa, served in the Missouri 35th Division in France in the Great War. He was a longtime Legionnaire. I think he may have joined in France. He was a member of Post 75 in the Bremerton, Wash., area.
I, Cecil J. Harsh, served in the Army Air Corps in Italy during World War II and am a member of Starr Sutherland Post 227 in Shoreline.
My son, Fredd C. Harsh, served in the Air Force in Fairbanks, Alaska, in the 60's.
My granddaughter, Elena Harsh Williams,is a U.S. Navy Hospitalman I, having served over 10 years. Her husband is a former Marine and they have two children. After overseas service in Okinawa and Guam, she will soon be stationed in San Antonio as an instructor.