Harpers In Missouri

Guy Reginald Harper - Son of "Marvin" H. Harper, Sr.
and "Minnie" Belle Brooks Harper
(Harper-Page 15)

Wedding picture of Guy Reginald Harper and Dorothy Mae
Gerding - June 21, 1952.

Photo taken in 1994 of the children of Guy Reginald Harper and Dorothy
Mae Gerding. From left to right: In back row: 1) Guy Reginald Harper,
II and 2) Roy Scott Harper. In front row: From left to right: 1) Jill
Harper, 2) Chrys Ann Harper, and 3) Robin Sue Harper.

Guy Reginald Harper was born on September 8, 1922 in Pemiscot
County, Steele, Missouri. He married Dorothy Mae Gerding on June 21,
1952. She was born on April 10, 1928, the daughter of Oscar Friedrick
Gerding (April 16, 1895 - June 28, 1942) and Flora Carolina Niedergerke
(November 24, 1895 - March 13, 1958).

More About Guy Reginald Harper:
Military: 11 Nov 1942, Little Rock, Arkansas

U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946
Name: Guy R Harper
Birth Year: 1922
Race: White, citizen (White)
Nativity State or Country: Missouri
State: Missouri
County or City: Pemiscot

Enlistment Date: 11 Nov 1942
Enlistment State: Arkansas
Enlistment City: Little Rock
Branch: Air Corps
Branch Code: Air Corps
Grade: Private
Grade Code: Private
Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for the duration of the War or other
emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or
otherwise according to law
Component: Army of the United States - includes the following:
Voluntary enlistments effective December 8, 1941 and thereafter; One
year enlistments of National Guardsman whose State enlistment expires
while in the Federal Service; Officers appointed in the Army of
Source: Civil Life

Education: 1 year of college
Civil Occupation: Addressing-Embossing Machine Operator or Clerk,
General
Marital Status: Single, without dependents
Height: 71
Weight: 142
Source Information:
National Archives and Records Administration. U.S. World War II Army
Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The
Generations Network, Inc., 2005. Original data: Electronic Army Serial
Number Merged File, 1938-1946 [Archival Database]; World War II
Army Enlistment Records; Records of the National Archives and Records
Administration, Record Group 64; National Archives at College Park,
College Park, MD.

Newspaper Clipping of the WWII Service of Guy Reginald Harper

After service in WWII, Guy Reginald Harper became a medical doctor
who set up a general practice. Roy Scott Harper followed in his father's
footsteps and is now a medical doctor with a specialty in pediatric
cardiology.

Children of Guy Harper and Dorothy Gerding are:
1) Chrys Ann Harper - born July 15, 1953
2) Robin Sue Harper - born February 12, 1955
3) Guy Reginald Harper, II - born June 5, 1957
4) Jill Harper - born April 11, 1960
5) Roy Scott Harper - born April 26, 1963

Sources:

1. Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, Provo, UT, USA:
The Generations Network, Inc., 2002, Ancestry.com. 1930 United States
Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2001-.
Indexed by Ancestry.com from microfilmed schedules of the 1930 U.S.
Federal Decennial Census. Data imaged from National Archives and
Records Administration. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930.
T626, 2,667 rolls. National Archives and Records Administration,
Washington D.C. Cooter, Pemiscot, Missouri, ED 6, roll 1216, page ,
image 704.0.
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The Generations Network, Inc., 2002, Online publication - Ancestry.com.
1930 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA:
The Generations Network, Inc., 2002.Original data - United States of
America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States,
1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration,
1930.T626, 2,667 rolls. Cooter, Pemiscot, Missouri, ED 6, roll 1216, page ,
image 704.0.
3. Ancestry.com, One World Tree (sm), Provo, UT, USA: The
Generations Network, Inc., n.d., Online publication - Ancestry.com.
OneWorldTree [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations
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4. National Archives and Records Administration, U.S. World War II
Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946, Provo, UT, USA: The Generations
Network, Inc., 2005, National Archives and Records Administration. U.S.
World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 [database online].
Provo, Utah: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2005. Original data: Electronic Army
Serial Number Merged File, 1938-1946 [Archival Database]; World War
II Army Enlistment Records; Records of the National Archives and
Records Administration, Record Group 64; National Archives at College
Park, College Park, MD.
5. Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, Provo, UT, USA:
The Generations Network, Inc., 2002, Ancestry.com. 1930 United States
Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2001-.
Indexed by Ancestry.com from microfilmed schedules of the 1930 U.S.
Federal Decennial Census. Data imaged from National Archives and
Records Administration. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930.
T626, 2,667 rolls. National Archives and Records Administration,
Washington D.C. Cooter, Pemiscot, Missouri, ED 6, roll 1216, page ,
image 704.0.
6. Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, Provo, UT, USA:
The Generations Network, Inc., 2002, Online publication - Ancestry.com.
1930 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA:
The Generations Network, Inc., 2002.Original data - United States of
America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States,
1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration,
1930.T626, 2,667 rolls. Cooter, Pemiscot, Missouri, ED 6, roll 1216, page ,
image 704.0.
7. Information on names and dates was given by Dorothy Mae Gerding.