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- was a U.S. Navy photographer during World War II. His obituary, published in the New York Times (June 8, 1999, said that he "captured memorable scenes of the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941 ... Some of [his] photographs of mighty American warships exploding, burning and rolling belly up were considered too disturbing to be made public soon after the outbreak of World War II. These images began to be published on the first anniversary of the attack in Life magazine and in many American newspapers." The Times also said he was slightly wounded in the attack, and later was decorated for his wartime service as a pilot. Later in the war, based on the Bikini atoll, he "photographed the detonation of two hydrogen bombs." Circa 1955, at the death of his father, Harold lived in El Cajon, CA.
In 1986, he authored an autobiographical chapter in the book, A History of Taylor County, West Virginia, compiled and published by the Taylor County Historical and Genealogical Society, Inc. Said his obituary in a Grafton newspaper, "He was a member of the Pearl Harbor Survivors Association, Mountain State Branch 33 Fleet Reserve Association, VFW Post 3081, National Association of Naval Photography, American Legion Post 12, American Military Society, Liberators Club, Retired Enlisted National Association, Sears Retiree Club, Taylor County Photo Club, Taylor County Historical Society, Taylor County Senior Citizens and Taylor County Public Library. He was a charter member of the Mid-Atlantic Soaring Association and was a 30-year member of the Associated Glider Clubs of Southern California." His photographs of Pearl Harbor destruction have been reproduced in many books, including Collier's Photographic History of World War II. He was twice married, first to Reu E. Lazarvich, and second to Norman Webb. He had two daughters, Helen Bevis and Anne Hoover. At his death in 1999, Harold received a prominent obituary in the New York Times.
Branch 1: NAVY
Enlistment Date 1: 18 Feb 1936
Release Date 1: 17 Feb 1942
Branch 2: NAVY
Enlistment Date 2: 18 Feb 1942
Release Date 2: 15 Feb 1946
Branch 3: NAVY
Enlistment Date 3: 15 Feb 1952
Release Date 3: 31 Aug 1955
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1917 - 1999 (82 years)
