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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Samuel Ray Harris

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Cooleemee, North Carolina

Honored By

Novaro & Jan Nichols

Relationship

Friends

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

SERVED ABOARD THE USS MILWALKEE IN THE ATLANTIC AND THE PACIFIC, USS ATLANTA IN THE PACIFIC, ADVANCED AMPHIBIAN FORCES UNDER BRITISH, BRITISH DESTROYER DDD, AND 1 MONTH OF DUTY ON THE HMS OPPORTUNE. HE WAS IN THE AFRICAN CAMPAIGN, THE OMAHA BEACHHEAD, NORMANDY, OKINAWA AND JAPAN. HE SERVED FROM SEPTEMBER 1941 TO OCTOBER 1945.