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Personal info

Full name
HARDING, Fred Warren
Date of birth
28 July 1917
Age
27
Place of birth
Pennington, Beltrami County, Minnesota
Hometown
Wayne County, Minnesota
Ethnicity
Native American

Military service

Service number
36118541
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
Medical Detachment,
36th Armored Infantry Regiment,
3rd Armored Division
Awards
Silver Star,
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
28 December 1944
Place of death
Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
Plot Row Grave
A 43 30

Immediate family

Members
Henry H. Harding (father)
Carrie G. Harding (mother)
Esther Harding (sister)
Paul A. Harding (brother)
Julia Peterson (halfsister)
Robert Peterson (halfbrother)
George Peterson (halfbrother)
Katie Peterson (halfsister)
Willie Peterson (halfbrother)
Esther Peterson (halfsister)

More information

Pvt Fred W. Harding worked as a salesman.

He entered in Detroit, Michigan on 16 June 1941.

Source of information: Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.ancestry.com - 1920/1930/1940 Census / Enlistment Record, National Archives, WWII Memorial, CWGC - ABMC, Find A Grave, http://www.3ad.com/history/wwll/names.died.htm, The Telegraph-Herald - Feb 9, 1945, WWII Draft Card, 1920, US Indian Census

Photo source: ABMC / Facebook, The Telegraph-Herald - 9 February 1945