Born in St. Anthony, Idaho, March 16, 1917
Graduated from the Santa Barbara, California High School June 1936
Enrolled in the University of California, Davis, August 1936 Two-Year Curriculum-Animal Husbandry
Graduated May 1938
Military Service
MILITARY HISTORY
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Military Training
Enlisted in the Army of the United States, 18 March 1941, as a Flying Cadet.
Mar to May 1941; AC Training Detachment, Oxnard, California. May 41 to Aug 41; AC Basic Flying School, Bakersfield, California.
Aug to Oct 1941; AC Advanced Flying School, Luke Field, Phoenix, Arizona.
Graduated from the Air Corps Flying Training Program as PILOT, 31 October 1941 and granted an honorable discharge.
Attended the B-24 Standardization School, Tucson, Arizona, July 1943 and the Aircraft Gunners School, Harlingen, Texas, Dec 1943.
Commissioned
Second Lieutenant, Air Corps Reserve, 31 October 1941 accepted and entered on active duty 1 Nov 1941.
First Lieutenant, AUS, 7 August 1942.
Captain, AUS, AC, 26 April 1944.
Active Service Assignments
Nov 1941 to Feb 1943; Co-Pilot, 26th Bomb Sq, (H), 11th Bomb Gp (H), Hickam Field, Hawaii.
Mar to Apr 1943; Pilot, 466th Bomb Sq (H), 333d Bomb Gp (H), AAB Dalhart, Texas.
May to Nov 1943; Pilot, 4th Bomb Sq, 34th Bomb Gp (H), AAB, Blythe & AAB Salinas, California. Dec 1943 to Apr 1944; Pilot Instructor, 358th Dase Hq & AB Sq, Blythe.
Apr to July 1944; Pilot Instructor, 423rd AAF Base Unit, Walla Walla, Washington.
In Service, 3 years, 4 months and 2 days.
Captain Harshbarger died 19 July 1944, near Walla Walla, Washington when his B-24 disintegrated in the air.
Decorations and Awards
DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS with Two Oak Leaf Clusters.
AIR MEDAL with One Oak Leaf Cluster.
AMERICAN DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL with Foreign Service Clasp.
AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL. WORLD WAR II VICTORY MEDAL.
ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL with Two Bronze Service Stars for participation in the Central Pacific and Guadalcanal Campaigns.
DISTINGUISHED UNIT CITATION EMBLEM.
PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION (NAVY).
AVIATION BADGE ‘PILOT’