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  • Harold W. Bauer
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  • Lieutenant Colonel Harold William Bauer, commonly referred to as "Joe" Bauer, (November 20, 1908 – November 14, 1942) 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.
  • Harold William Bauer was a fighter ace who served in the United States Marine Corps as an air group commander during World War II. For his actions of bravery during the Guadalcanal Campaign, he was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor.
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  • VMF-212
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Number
  • 0
  • 1
serviceyears
  • 1930
Birth Date
  • 1908-11-20
Commands
Branch
death place
  • KIA at Guadalcanal
Affiliation
Nickname
  • Indian Joe, Coach
Name
  • Harold W. Bauer
  • Harold William Bauer
Type
  • award-star
  • service-star
Caption
  • Harold W. Bauer, Medal of Honor recipient
Width
  • 106
Ribbon
  • Medal of Honor ribbon.svg
  • Purple Heart BAR.svg
  • Asiatic-Pacific Campaign ribbon.svg
  • US Navy Presidential Unit Citation Ribbon.png
  • World War II Victory Medal ribbon.svg
  • American Defense Service ribbon.svg
  • Navy and Marine Corps Commendation ribbon.svg
Birth Place
  • Woodruff, Kansas
PlaceOfBirth
  • Woodruff, Kansas
Awards
death date
  • 1942-11-14
Rank
Allegiance
  • United States of America
Battles
Alt
  • A light blue ribbon with five white five pointed stars
placeofburial
  • lost at sea
Gender
  • Male
Death
  • 1942-11-14
Birth
  • 1908-11-20
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  • Lieutenant Colonel Harold William Bauer, commonly referred to as "Joe" Bauer, (November 20, 1908 – November 14, 1942) 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.
  • Harold William Bauer was a fighter ace who served in the United States Marine Corps as an air group commander during World War II. For his actions of bravery during the Guadalcanal Campaign, he was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor.
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