Was Richard Harrow Real?

Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Richard Harrow is a fictional character on the television series Boardwalk Empire, played by the actor Jack Huston.

Which characters from Boardwalk Empire are real?

How did Richard Harrow lose his face?

Harrow was a sniper in the US Army during World War I. A war injury caused substantial damage to the left side of his face; he lost his eye, most of his cheek bone, the left half of his upper jaw and endured heavy scarring. ... Soon after he was well enough to care for himself, Harrow left to live in Chicago.