Harold W. Bauer
Military Person
1908 – 1942
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Who was Harold W. Bauer?
Lieutenant Colonel Harold William Bauer, commonly referred to as "Joe" Bauer, was a United States Marine Corps air group commander and fighter pilot ace credited with destroying 11 Japanese aircraft during World War II. He was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions as a fighter squadron commander during the crucial struggle for the control of the Solomons at the Battle of Guadalcanal.
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- Born
- Nov 20, 1908
Woodruff, Kansas - Also known as
- Harold William Bauer
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Education
- United States Naval Academy
- Died
- Nov 14, 1942
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on July 23, 2013
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