Harwood, Bruce Lawrence, CDR

Fallen

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Service Details

Last Rank
Commander

Last Primary NEC
131X-Unrestricted Line Officer - Pilot

Last Rating/NEC Group
Line Officer

Primary Unit
1944-1944, 131X, USS Princeton (CVL-23)

Service Years
1935 - 1944

Official/Unofficial US Navy Certificates

Order of the Golden Dragon

Panama Canal

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Personal Details

Home State

California

Year of Birth
1910

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Casualty Info

Home Town Clairemont	Last Address USS Princeton in the Pacific. BURIAL: Oak Park Cemetery Claremont, Los Angeles County, California
Casualty Date Oct 24, 1944
Cause KIA-Killed in Action	Reason Other Explosive Device
Location Philippines	Conflict World War II/Asiatic-Pacific Theater/Leyte Campaign (1944)
Wall/Plot Coordinates TBD

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Military Associations and Other Affiliations

Military Order of Foreign Wars of the United States


	1941, Military Order of Foreign Wars of the United States
	1945, Military Order of World Wars (MOWW)

1939-1940, 131X, VF-8 Jolly Rogers

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From Month/Year - / 1939	To Month/Year - / 1940
Unit VF-8 Jolly Rogers Unit Page
Rank Ensign	NEC 131X-Unrestricted Line Officer - Pilot
Base, Station or City Not Specified	State/Country Not Specified

Patch	VF-8 Jolly Rogers Details
	Aug 1942-Mar 1943 VF-8 flew F4U Corsairs off the Solomon Islands. Recommissioned in 1944, flew F6F Hellcats off USS Bunker Hill CV-17
	Type Aviation Fixed Wing
	Parent Unit Fixed Wing	Strength Navy Squadron
	Created/Owned By Not Specified

Last Updated: May 15, 2008

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