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Harold
Leman
Spears
DNB (1944)
December 31, 1919

–

December 6, 1944

Born:

Portsmouth

, 

Ohio

Home:

Portsmouth

, 

Ohio

Harold Spears became a World War II Marine Corps TRIPLE ACE, credited with shooting down FIFTEEN enemy aircraft in aerial combat. He died in a flying accident on December 6, 1944.

Awards Received

  • Distinguished Flying Cross

    Service:

    United States Marine Corps

    Rank:

    Captain

    Batallion:

    Marine Fighting Squadron 215 (VMF-215)

    Action Date:

    World War II
    Heroes U.S. Marine Corps 1861 – 1955 (Jane Blakeney)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Captain Harold L. Spears (MCSN: 0-12841), United States Marine Corps, was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for heroism and extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight as Pilot of a Fighter Airplane in Marine Fighting Squadron TWO HUNDRED FIFTEEN (VMF-215), in actions against enemy Japanese forces in the Pacific Theater of Operations during World War II.