World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
R. L. Harris
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Fort Worth, Texas
Honored By
Robert S. Cox
SERVED AS A MEMBER OF THE RESERVE OFFICER TRAINING CORPS (ROTC) PROGRAM AT TEXAS A&M COLLEGE AT COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS. UPON HIS GRADUATION, WAS COMMISSIONED A SECOND LIEUTENANT IN THE U.S. ARMY. SERVED FOUR YEARS, INCLUDING OVERSEAS IN THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER DURING THE WAR. AWARDED THE AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL. HONORABLY DISCHARGED WITH THE RANK OF CAPTAIN AND ISSUED THE HONORABLE SERVICE LAPEL BUTTON.