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Irwin John Harder |
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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. | |
NarrativeErwin 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 |