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Irwin John Harder

Born 27 Feb 1948, Mountain Lake, Cottonwood County, Minnestoa
Gender Male
Parents Abraham S Harder (1908-1993) and Maria Rosella (Penner) Harder 1917-2001)
Schools Attended

Mountain Lake High School, Mountain Lake, Minnesota, Class of 1966

Branch of Service Army
Additional Identifiers Non-commissioned Officer
Killed in Action
Service Timeframe 1968 - 1969
War/Conflict Vietnam War 1964-1975
Principal Units and Locations

Corporal Harder served in D Company, 5th Battalion, 7th Cavalry, 1st Cavalry Division, US Army.

CASUALTY DATA

Start Tour: Tuesday, 14 Jan 1969

Cas Date: Tuesday, 29 Apr 1969

Age at Loss: 21

Remains: Body Recovered

Location: Tay Ninh, South Vietnam

Type: Hostile, Died

Reason: Multiple Fragmentation Wounds - Ground Casualty

Military Awards and Decorations

The Combat Infantry Badge

1-Bronze Star Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster

2-Purple Heart

3-Army Air Medal

4-National Defense Service Medal

5-Vietnam Service Medal with Bronze Star

6-Vietnam Campaign Medal

7-Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation

8-Cold War Victory Medal

Boot Camp Graduation, Fort Lewis, Washington, Fall of 1968.

Narrative

Erwin sustained a sucking chest wound from a rocket propelled grenade fired by the NVA as our company was setting up our perimeter for the night. I knew it was bad. The medevac helicopter arrived at our location pretty quickly, but he died enroute to the hospital.

~Carey Gillis, Friend and Fellow Soldier