September 16, 1926 – May 12, 2023
Bruce Harner
Personal Information
Birthplace: Red Knob, WV
Service Information
Branch of Service: Navy
Unit: Armed Guard
Theater of Operation: Other
Enlisted / Commissioned: Jun 3, 1946
Highest Rank: Seaman 1st class
Honored By: Rita Pino - Daughter
Biography
Bruce Harner was born in West Virginia and moved to Michigan when he was eight years old. Bruce graduated from high school at age 16 and volunteered for the Navy at age 17. Bruce traveled to Europe and then through the Panama Canal into the Pacific on merchant and cargo Navy ships. After he was discharged from the Navy, he returned to Dow Chemical Co. and was an employee for the next 40 years.
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