Baseball in Wartime - Harry Imhoff

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Those Who Died That Others Might Be Free

Harry Imhoff

Date and Place of Birth: June 17, 1926 Baltimore, Maryland
Date and Place of Death: 1945 Okinawa
Baseball Experience: Minor League
Position: Catcher
Rank: Private
Military Unit: United States Marine Corps
Area Served: Pacific Theater of Operations

Harry N Imhoff Jr was born on June 17, 1926 in Baltimore, Maryland. He was a star athlete at Mount St Joe High School and signed with the Baltimore Orioles immediately after graduation.

Imhoff spent the 1944 season with the Orioles before being called into military service. The young catcher served with the Marines and was killed in action at Okinawa in early 1945. He was just 19 years old.

Thanks to Davis O Barker for help with this biography.

Added September 19, 2006

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