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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Ernest Thurman Harris

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Fort Worth, Texas

Honored By

Lila Harris

Relationship

Wife

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Activity During WWII

HE AND HIS FLIGHT CREW DROPPED SURRENDER LEAFLETS ON JAPANESE ISLANDS, SIGNALING THE END OF WWII. DISCHARGED FROM THE NAVY IN MAY 1946. ENLISTED IN THE US AIR FORCE IN OCTOBER 1946. HE LATER ENLISTED IN THE ARMY AND RETIRED WITH THE RANK OF COMMAND SERGEANT MAJOR.