World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
William Ward Harris
Hometown
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Honored By
A Grateful American
AMERICAN CITIZEN WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE BRITISH COMMONWEALTH AIR TRAINING PLAN, HELD THE RANK OF PILOT OFFICER AND SERVED AS A NAVIGATOR IN THE ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE. KILLED IN A FLYING ACCIDENT WITH HIS CREW AT THE AGE OF 22 WHILE ATTACHED TO NO. 32 OPERATIONAL TRAINING UNIT, ROYAL AIR FORCE (TRAINING COMMAND) WHEN HIS AVRO ANSON (N9560) CRASHED NEAR NANAIMO, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA ON DECEMBER 16, 1942. BURIED AT HOLY CROSS CEMETERY, MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN.