World War II Honoree

James L. Harris

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Fort Snelling, Minnesota

Honored By

Margarete Harris

Relationship

Widow

AFTER BASIC TRAINING, HE WAS ASSIGNED TO THE ARMY COMBAT ENGINEERS AND WENT TO PHILIPPINES, BOUGAINVILLE, OKINAWA AND NEWFOUNDLAND. THEN HE WAS SENT HOME FOR DISCHARGE BUT THEN WAS SENT TO GERMANY. AWARDS WERE: AMERICAN THEATER, EUROPEAN THEATER, ASIATIC-PACIFIC, PURPLE HEART, COMBAT ENGINEERS BADGE AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL. SERVED FROM NOVEMBER 1940 TO MARCH 1952.