USS Harding lends fire support on June 6, 1944. Here she demolished the Church at Vierville, which contained 4 machine gun nests and used as a lookout post. Painting by Ronald Sandburg.

War Reports and Diaries:

June 1944:
War Diary: 1 June 1944 - 7 June 1944

War Diary: 7 June 1944 - 15 June 1944

War Diary: 15 June 1944 - 18 June 1944

War Diary: 19 June 1944 - 25 June 1944

War Diary: 26 June 1944 - 29 June 1944

War Diary: 29 June 1944 Page 2

War Diary: 29 June 1944 Page 3

War Diary: 29 June 1944 Page 4

War Diary: 29 June 1944 - 30 June 1944

Action Report: 5 June 1944 - 6 June 1944

Action Report: 6 June 1944 Page 1

Action Report: 6 June 1944 Page 2

Action Report: 6 June 1944 - 7 June 1944

Action Report: 7 June 1944 Page 1

Action Report: 7 June 1944 Page 2

Action Report: 7 June 1944 - 8 June 1944

Action Report: 9 June 1944

July 1944:
War Diary: 1 July 1944 - 2 July 1944

War Diary: 3 July 1944 - 8 July 1944

War Diary: 9 July 1944 - 11 July 1944

War Diary: 12 July 1944 - 17 July 1944

War Diary: 17 July 1944 - 31 July 1944

August 1944:
War Diary: 1 August 1944 - 3 August 1944

War Diary: 4 August 1944 - 11 August 1944

War Diary: 11 August 1944 - 15 August 1944

War Diary: 15 August 1944 - 17 August 1944

War Diary: 17 August 1944 - 19 August 1944

War Diary: 19 August 1944 - 23 August 1944

War Diary: 23 August 1944 - 27 August 1944

War Diary: 27 August 1944 - 31 August 1944

April 1945:
Report of Damage to Ship from Kamikaze attack 16 April, 1945.
War Damage Report--cover page

War Damage Report--Page 1

War Damage Report--Page 2

War Damage Report--Page 3

War Damage Report--Page 4

War Damage Report--Page 5

War Damage Report--Damage Photo 1

War Damage Report--Damage Photo 2

War Damage Report--Damage Photo 3

Executive Officer Report--Page 1

Executive Officer Report--Page 2

Executive Officer Report--Page 3

June 1945:
War Damage Report from Kamikaze attack 16 April, 1945.
War Damage Report--cover page

War Damage Report--Page 1

War Damage Report--Page 2

War Damage Report--Page 3

14" Fire from Battleship Texas fires at the Church near Vierville. Harding demolished the Church at Vierville, which contained 4 machine gun nests and used as a lookout post.