In his will he left $48,431 for the continuation of the Harmon Trophy. He was interred the Rhone American Cemetery and Memorial, Draguignan, Departement du Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France.

Legacy Per stipulations in the agreements related to developing Harmon-on-Hudson, the Metro-North Railroad station Croton-Harmon is named after Harmon. When the hamlet of Harmon was annexed by the village of Croton in 1930, the "Harmon" designation was preserved in the name of the Croton-Harmon School District.

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