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Austin, Harold Richard

Rank and Name, Lieutenant Junior Grade Harold Richard Austin.

Unit/Placed in, Fighter Squadron 7 (VF-7), United States Naval Reserve.

 

Harold is born approx. on 1921 in Missouri.

Spouse, Marjorie M. (Knapp) Austin.

 

Harold enlisted the service in Missouri with service number # 0-283193.

 

Harold died on 3 Jan. 1945 during the mission to attack the airports in Formosa, he is honored with a Combat Action Ribbon, Good Conduct Medal, Expeditionary Medal, American Campaign Medal, Navy & Marine Presidential Unit Citation, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.

 

Harold is buried/mentioned at Manila American Cemetery and Memorial Manila, Metro Manila, National Capital Region, Philippines.

Walls of the missing.

 

Thanks to,

Jean Louis Vijgen, WW2-Pacific Website.

Air Force Info, Rolland Swank.

ABMC Website, https://abmc.gov

Seabees History Bob Smith  https://seabeehf.org/

Navy Info, http://navylog.navymemorial.org

POW Info, http://www.mansell.com    Dwight Rider and Wes injerd.

Navy Seal Memorial,  http://www.navysealmemorials.com

Family Info, https://www.familysearch.org

Marines Info, https://missingmarines.com/    Geoffrey Roecker

Info, https://www.pacificwrecks.com/

Medals Info, https://www.honorstates.org

Website, https://hendrikswebdesign.nl/

Philippine Info, http://www.philippine-scouts.org/

Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com

Fighting Squadron 7 (VF-7)
Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat from VF-7
USS Hancocock (CV-19) Carrier (embarked)
Mission to Attack Airport at Formosa (Japanese Fighters)
His rank Lieutenant Junior Grade