World War II Honoree

Earl William Harrison

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Enid, Oklahoma

Honored By

Robert S. Cox

ACCEPTED A JOB IN WASHINGTON, D.C. AND MOVED THERE TO BEGIN HIS JOB. THE DAY AFTER HE ARRIVED, THE JAPANESE BOMBED PEARL HARBOR, TERRITORY OF HAWAII ON DECEMBER 7, 1941. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, HE WAS DRAFTED INTO MILITARY SERVICE. SERVED AS A TELETYPE OPERATOR OVERSEAS IN THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER, IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS (ETO), IN ENGLAND, GERMANY, BELGIUM AND FRANCE DURING THE WAR. AWARDED THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL. HONORABLY DISCHARGED AND ISSUED THE HONORABLE SERVICE LAPEL BUTTON. CONTINUED IN U.S. AIR FORCE RESERVE SERVICE AFTER THE WAR UNTIL AGAIN HONORABLY DISCHARGED.