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NAME William Daniel Harmon |
NICKNAME — |
SERVICE NUMBER 277834 |
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| UNIT Marine Detachment USS Arizona |
HOME OF RECORD 1805 SW 3rd Avenue Portland, OR |
NEXT OF KIN Mother, Mrs. Jeanette Holt |
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| DATE OF BIRTH October 28, 1919 at Vancouver, WA |
ENTERED SERVICE November 22, 1939 at San Francisco, CA |
DATE OF LOSS December 7, 1941 |
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| REGION Hawaiian Islands |
CAMPAIGN / AREA Pearl Harbor |
CASUALTY TYPE Killed In Action |
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| CIRCUMSTANCES OF LOSS PFC William D. Harmon was a member of the Marine detachment aboard the battleship USS Arizona. He was aboard on 7 December 1941 when his ship was bombed and sunk by Japanese aircraft at the battle of Pearl Harbor. Harmon’s remains were never identified, and are believed to rest aboard the Arizona to this day. |
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| INDIVIDUAL DECORATIONS Purple Heart |
LAST KNOWN RANK Private First Class |
STATUS OF REMAINS Not recovered. |
MEMORIALS USS Arizona Memorial Honolulu Memorial |
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Comment from Chris Machnik
April 7, 2012
William Daniel Harmon was my uncle. How are you related to him? I or one of my sisters maybe able to give you some information.
Reply from webmaster
April 7, 2012
Hi Chris, I am not related but am working on this site in memory of a Marine listed as missing who was killed attempting to save a relative of mine. I would welcome any information your family is willing to share.
Reply from Claudia J. Thedens
February 7, 2013
Chris, I have written the book, The Men of the USS Arizona. I am also looking for more information and possibly a photo that I can add to his info in the book. You will be credited with your contribution. Please email me at: dashounds2@comcast.net and reference William Daniel Harmon in your correspondence.
Thank you,
Claudia J. Thedens (T.J. Cooper)
The Men of the USS Arizona (BB-39)
dashounds2@comcast.net
Comment from Julie Machnik
April 8, 2012
I have quite a bit of information on William Daniel Harmon. He was my mother’s older half brother. What specifically would you like to know or have?
Reply from webmaster
April 11, 2012
Hello Julie,
Any and all information you’d like to share is most welcome! Ideally, I would like to be able to provide biographical sketches for as many of our missing WW2 Marines as I can – anything from a birthdate to a photograph to a nickname or an anecdote is welcome. Family histories that are not readily available through military records are best; I think it helps put a face to these men that is easy to miss when you see their names on a memorial or in a book.
So I suppose the question is: what would you like to share about your relative?
You can post information here, or if you prefer, email me at webmaster@ablecompany24.com
Everything will be credited to you.
Best,
Geoffrey
Reply from Claudia J. Thedens
March 15, 2015
Julie,
I too am looking for more information, family stories and a photo of William Daniel Harmon for my book, The Men of the USS Arizona. I will be publishing in time for the 75th Anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor. Any help you may give me would be appreciated. You will be credited with your contribution. Please email me back at: dashounds2@comcast.net
Thank you,
Claudia J. Thedens
http://www.tjcooperbooks.com