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World War II Honoree

Killed in World War II

James Robert Harrison

Hometown

St. Petersburg, Florida

Honored By

A Grateful American

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

AMERICAN CITIZEN WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE BRITISH COMMONWEALTH AIR TRAINING PLAN, HELD THE RANK OF FLYING OFFICER AND SERVED AS A PILOT IN THE ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE. EARNED HIS PILOT'S FLYING BADGE AT NO. 8 SERVICE FLYING TRAINING SCHOOL, MONCTON, NEW BRUNSWICK ON DECEMBER 4, 1942. KILLED IN ACTION AT THE AGE OF 27 WHILE SERVING WITH NO. 427 'LION' SQUADRON, ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE (BOMBER COMMAND) WHEN HIS FAIREY AVIATION HANDLEY PAGE HALIFAX MK. V (LK633) CRASHED AT HARZBERG, GERMANY DURING A BOMBING RAID TO KASSEL ON OCTOBER 22, 1943. BURIED AT HANOVER WAR CEMETERY, HANOVER, LOWER SAXONY, GERMANY.