Remer Laverne Harding
Military
Pilot
340th BG - 488th BS - 12th AF
Harding survived the war only to be the first USAF pilot killed and one of the first two American casualties of the Korean War.
Object Number - UPL 54879 - 1LT Remer Laverne Harding Pilot 340th BG - 488th BS - 12th AF Harding survived the war only to be the first USAF pilot killed and one of the first...
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Advanced Landing Ground Alesanie
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Trumbull, Texas | 5 February 1924 | |
| Fort Worth, Texas | 30 June 1942 | Student at Texas Christian University in Dallas | |
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Died |
Sea of Japan off Ashiya, Japan | 28 June 1950 | Killed In Action The first Americans to lose their lives during the Korean War, 1Lt. Remer L. Harding and SSgt. William Goodwin, were assigned to the 13th Bombardment Squadron when they lost their lives 28 June 1950 returning from a sortie on the Korean Peninsula. He was flying a B-26 (A-26) Invader at the time. |
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Buried |
Dallas, Texas | Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, USA PLOT Section 22 Site 609 |
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