The discovery of a headstone belonging to a Houston hero killed in action during World War I has sparked a nationwide search for his family and relatives.
The headstone belonging to Private Joseph J. Harris was first reported to a local VFW Post in Navasota about a month after it was found on a nearby property by a fellow veteran and antique collector.
DeGeorge said he and several others have since spent their time searching old newspapers archives trying to learn more about Harris and his family history.“We found this guy was from Houston, he enlisted in the Marines. He was sent to France, and he was killed on the last day of the battle of Belleau Wood,” DeGeorge said.
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