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orld War II Veteran. Ground crew member, 332 Fighter Group, "Tuskegee Airmen". Died in the service of his country.
Timeline
Birth- 21 Nov 1920
Piqua, Miami County, Ohio
1939 - 1945World War II
Served For
United States of America
Conflict Period
World War II
Branch
Army Air Forces
Rank
Master Sergeant
Theater
European
Gold Star
Enlistment- 3 Oct 1942
Fort Thomas, Campbell County, Kentucky
Private
Stationed
Ramitelli, Provincia di Campobasso, Molise, Italy
Master Sergeant
302 Fighter Squadron, 332 Fighter Group
Casualty
Accident during aircraft takoff.
Ramitelli, Provincia di Campobasso, Molise, Italy
Award
WW II Victory Medal, American Campaign Medal, Army PUC, Army Good Conduct Medal, EAME Campign Medal
Marriage- 12 Aug 1943
Miami County, Ohio
Gladys Irene Ward
Burial- 15 Dec 1948
Reburial. Forest Hill Cemetery, Piqua, Miami County, Ohio
Other Facts
Gender
Male
Place of Residence
Ohio
Race or Ethnicity
African American
Father
Minister Desoto Ellsworth Harris (1892-1972 age 79)
Mother
Clara Belle Cochran Harris (1890-1975 age 84)
Sibling
Brother Samuel: Sisters, Madge "Tiny", Bertha Virginia and Rita.
