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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 Joseph High School and signed with the Baltimore Orioles immediately after graduation.

 

Imhoff spent spring training 1944 with the Orioles including games against the Philadelphia Athletics on March 26 and the Boston Red Sox on April 4. However, he played only one regular season game before entering 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. Updated September 16, 2008.

 

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