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In memory of
Benjamin Lee Harding
Machinist's Mate Second Class, Navy
December 27, 1968 to March 21, 2016
- Navy
- 1968 to 2016
- Persian Gulf
- Washington
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- Branch
- Navy
- Rank
- Machinist's Mate Second Class
- Wars
- Persian Gulf
- Born
- December 27, 1968
- Died
- March 21, 2016
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U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, National Cemetery Administration
Accessed September 24, 2026. Confirms name, date of birth, date of death, branch, rank, and cemetery. Open dataset 3u66-fxug, decedent 9282187, last updated by the VA April 4, 2016.
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