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Winthrop, ME |
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Parents: Alton and Bessie; Wife: Dora; Daughter: Maxine |
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| Hometown: |
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North Monmouth, ME |
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| Date Entered Service: |
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January 21, 1941 |
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25th Air Service Group |
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| Location of Unit: |
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Kharagpur, India and Tinian Island |
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He was the Post engineer, and directly planned and supervised all maintenance of utilities, building, etc.
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| Rank Upon Discharge: |
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Lt. Colonel |
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Ground crew |
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| Were you a POW? |
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No |
| If so, where? |
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| Were you interned? |
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No |
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| Post-WWII Military Service: |
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Lt. Colonel Harris continued in the Reserves after the war. |
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| Post-WWII Civilian Occupation(s): |
| Textile industry and the US Postal Service |
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Lt. Col. Harris passed away November 6, 2004. He is buried at Maine Veterans' Memorial Cemetery, Augusta, ME.
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