World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
James Archibald Harkins
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Aliceville, Alabama
Honored By
Robert S. Cox
ENTERED MILITARY SERVICE IN 1941 AS A SECOND LIEUTENANT IMMEDIATELY AFTER GRADUATING FROM AUBURN UNIVERSITY. SERVED FOR 6 YEARS ON ACTIVE DUTY INCLUDING 2 YEARS IN THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER STATIONED IN ENGLAND WITH THE 8TH AIR FORCE. CONTINUED IN RESERVE AND ACTIVE SERVICE AFTER THE WAR UNTIL RESIGNING HIS COMMISSION. HONORABLY DISCHARGED WITH THE RANK OF LIEUTENANT COLONEL AND ISSUED THE HONORABLE SERVICE LAPEL BUTTON.