World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Benjamin Franklin Harris
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Colulmbia, North Carolina
Honored By
A Grateful American
SERVED IN THE AMERICAN AND ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATERS OF OPERATION AT NAVAL TRAINING STATION NAVAL OPERATING BASE NORFOLK, VIRGINIA, ABOARD USS OKLAHOMA BB-37, USS HAMUL AK-30, USS BORUM DE-790, USS SIERRA AD-18 AND USS WELLS DD-628. AWARDED THE AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH 4 BRONZE SERVICE STARS, PHILIPPINE LIBERATION RIBBON WITH 2 BRONZE SERVICE STARS AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.