Rex Roger Harding
Military
Rear L-R: Guy Almes, Joe Birdsall, Gerald Wilbanks, Bernard Amsden, Will Moore, Anthony DiLorenzo.
Front L-R: Paul Slawter, Stanley Abraham, Rex Harding.
Object Number - UPL 57368 - Abraham crew. 493BG. Rear L-R: Guy Almes, Joe Birdsall, Gerald Wilbanks, Bernard Amsden, Will Moore, Anthony DiLorenzo. Front L-R: Paul...
Assigned to 863BS, 493BG, 8AF USAAF. 35 x combat missions.
Awards: AM (5OLC), WWII Victory, EAME (2 x Battle Stars)
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 493rd Bomb Group 863rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-453987
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Meadow Grove, NE | 30 April 1916 | Son of Florence Harding. |
|
Enlisted |
31 August 1942 | Omaha, Nebraska | |
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Other Discharged USAAF |
28 September 1945 | Honourable discharge. | |
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Died |
Conifer, CO | 3 October 1978 |
Revisions
https://www.fold3.com/image/32146012
https://www.fold3.com/image/623605354
https://www.fold3.com/record/67781575/rex-harding-social-security-death…
https://www.fold3.com/record/84648442/rex-r-harding-wwii-army-enlistmen…
https://www.fold3.com/record/628194378/rex-harding-1916-veterans-affair…
https://catalog.archives.gov/id/139444158
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Unit History, http://493bgdebach.co.uk/roster_list.php