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World War II Honoree

Killed in World War II

Harold Paul Harmer

Branch of Service

U.S. Marine Corps

Hometown

Whittier, California

Honored By

USS Block Island Association

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

SERVED ABOARD THE USS BLOCK ISLAND (CVE-106) AS A PILOT FOR THE MARINE AIR SQUADRON, VMF 511. SAW ACTION AGAINST ENEMY JAPANESE FORCES IN THE NANSEI SHOTO AREA FROM MAY 9, TO JUNE 10, 1945. HE WAS REPORTED MISSING IN ACTION ON SEPTEMBER 17, 1945. WAS DECLARED OFFICIALLY DEAD ON SEPTEMBER 18, 1946 IN THE VICINITY OF MANILA, PHILIPPINE ISLANDS.