Donald Peter Hardinger nlisted in the Army and served during the Korean War. Hardinger had the rank of Private First Class. His occupation or specialty was Field Artillery Operations Chief. Service number was 55301893. He served with Battery A, 49th Field Artillery Battalion, 7th Infantry Division.
Hardinger experienced a serious casualty which ultimately resulted in loss of life on July 06, 1953. This occurred in or around North Korea. Circumstances of the casualty were attributed to: "MIA Missing in Action Declared Dead"
Donald Hardinger is memorialized at Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.