Clare R Harnden

Military

Survived the war and married Pearl Marie Brisbin in 1949. Many years later Clare and Pearl tried to locate the site of the food drop at Vercours in France of July14th 1944. They were 'overwhelmed' by the hospitality of the local but failed to find the exact spot. Clare discovered that the drop was actually about 50 miles south of Limoges.

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Born

Allegan County, Michigan

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'Splasher Six'

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Marriage information found at http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?gss=angs-g&new=1&rank=1&msT=…

Birth information from enlistment record https://www.fold3.com/page/84410017_clare_r%20harnden/details/

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100th Bomb Group Foundation Directory, 2000 - 2001 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia