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HARRIS, James Edward "Jim" - Date of
birth
5 February 1918 -
Age
26 -
Place of birth
Webster County, Nebraska -
Hometown
Webster County, Nebraska
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-747402 -
Rank
First Lieutenant -
Function
Co-Pilot -
Unit
764th Bombardment Squadron,
461st Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal with 4 Oak Leaf Clusters
Death
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Status
Finding of Death - Date of
death
25 July 1944 - Place of
death
Bad Zell, Austria
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 9 | 37 |
Immediate family
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Members
Robert E. Harris (father)
Julia Harris (mother)
Robert Harris (brother)
Mabel E. Harris (wife)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-52459 -
Data
Type: B-24H
Nickname: Winona Belle
Destination: Linz, Austria
Mission: Bombing of the Herman Göring tank works
MACR: 11978
More information
1st Lt James E. Harris graduated from Red Cloud High School.S/Sgt Edward A. Rose:
Tail gunner in lead ship of C flight, which consisted of five ships. Saw three chips from our flight destroyed by enemy fighters and flak. I saw about seven destroyed from four of our flights. All 3 ships destroyed from C flight were on fire and the ships flown by Lt Freeman and Lt Stitch blew up. Lt Mitchell’s ship burned until it hit the ground. There were at least five parachutes from that aircraft. The other two planes from C flight, flown by Lt Freeman and Lt Stitch, had at least two or three chutes come from them before they blew up.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil, www.fold3.com, http://www.461st.org, Nebraska Birth Index, 1930 US Census
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.findagrave.com - Loren Bender