The Korean War Veterans Honor Roll
Weldon Edgar Hardin
Rank
Master Sergeant, U.S. Marine Corps
Date of Death
December 6, 1952
Master Sergeant Hardin was the radar observer of a F7F-3N Tigercat fighter with the Marine Night Fighter Squadron 513, Marine Air Group 33, 1st Marine Air Wing. On December 6, 1952, while on a combat mission, his aircraft suffered mechanical failure and crashed into the sea near Airfield K-8 (Kunsan). He died of exposure after rescue.