Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Pawnee, Oklahoma
Honored By
Robert S. Cox
ENLISTED IN MILITARY SERVICE IN 1946, AFTER THE END OF HOSTILITIES. TRAINED IN THE AMERICAN THEATER AT FORT BLISS AT EL PASO, TEXAS, AND THEN SERVED OVERSEAS IN YOKOHAMA, JAPAN WITH OCCUPATION FORCES. AWARDED THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL, AND ARMY OF OCCUPATION MEDAL WITH ‘JAPAN’ CLASP. PRIVATE HARSHBARGER CONTINUED IN U.S. ARMY SERVICE UNTIL HONORABLY DISCHARGED. ISSUED THE HONORABLE SERVICE LAPEL BUTTON.