World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Carter Harman
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Brooklyn, New York
Honored By
George Weck
Relationship
Friend
PROUDLY SERVED HIS COUNTRY AS A HELICOPTER PILOT. IN 1944, HE WAS THE FIRST TO ACCOMPLISH A RESCUE BY HELICOPTER BEHIND ENEMY LINES, EXTRACTING THREE ALLIED SOLDIERS FROM A JUNGLE IN BURMA. HE WAS AWARDED THE DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS.