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Personal File · Airman

Sam Harris.

Bombardier · 328th Squadron · Of Chicago, IL.

The man.

§ Biography

Graduated as bombardier at Midland Army Air Field. Assigned to crew at Westover Army Air Field. Combat training at Chatham Army AFB, Georgia, then to combat on B-24 Liberator. Flew 11 missions with the 93rd Bomb Group from Hardwick, England over Germany.

Service record.

§ As Catalogued
Rank
2nd Lieutenant
Position
Bombardier
Mission Count
11
Hometown
Chicago, IL

Missions flown.

2 catalogued · newest first

Before and after.

§ The Civilian Years
Before the War

Born July 12, 1924 in Chicago, IL. Enlisted in the USAAC on Jan. 23, 1943. Sent to Camp Crowder, MO for a teletyping course; assigned to 437th Troop Carrier Command Signal Center. Passed Air Force examination and graduated as a bombardier at Midland Army Air Field.

After the War

Discharged from WWII as second lieutenant. Recalled for Korean conflict, trained on B-29s at San Antonio AAF; assigned to Mountain Home Air Field, ID, then SAAC for remainder of conflict. Discharged from Korean conflict as first lieutenant. Received Air Medal with one Oak Leaf Cluster, ETO, and others. Married, three children, six grandchildren.