World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
William Franklin Harris
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Pocatello, Idaho
Honored By
John B. Harris
Relationship
Son
HE SERVED WITH THE 15TH AIR FORCE IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS. HIS PLANE WAS SHOT DOWN IN APRIL 1945 AND HE WAS DETAINED FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME BY RUSSIAN MILITARY. HE WAS AWARDED THE PURPLE HEART MEDAL, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL AND THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL.