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. 2. 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. 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 Network, Inc. 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. |