World War II Honoree

Hugh Pate Harris

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Anderson, Alabama

Honored By

Teresa Garner, Grady Liles, Jesse Jaynes, Paul E. Riley

Relationship

Friends

HE DEVELOPED TECHNIQUES FOR LOADING ARMY COMBAT IN ARMY TRANSPORT AIR CRAFT AND GLIDERS DURING WWII. HE SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN AND PACIFIC THEATERS OF OPERATION HOLDING KEY STAFF POSITIONS IN THE AIRBORNE COMMAND. HE WAS CHIEF OF STAFF OF THE 13TH AIRBORNE DIVISION IN 1943 AND HELD EVERY KEY POSITION ASSOCIATED WITH DEVELOPMENT OF THE ARMY'S AIRBORNE COMMAND AND ASSISTED CANADIAN ARMY'S AIRBORNE EFFORTS. HE EARNED MANY AWARDS AND DECORATIONS FOR HIS OUTSTANDING SERVICE. THESE INCLUDED DISTINGUISHED SERVICE MEDAL, PARACHUTIST'S BADGE, COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.