World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Jesse M. Harrison
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Centerville, Missouri
Honored By
A Grateful American
Served in the European-African-Middle Eastern Theater of Operations with the 77th Troop Carrier Squadron, 435th Troop Carrier Group as a Pilot in the Normandy, Northern France, Southern France, Rhineland and Central Europe Campaigns. Awarded the European-African-Middle Eastern Theater Campaign Ribbon with 5 Bronze Service Stars, American Theater Campaign Ribbon, Distinguished Flying Cross, Silver Star, Air Medal with 1 Oak Leaf Cluster, Purple Heart, Distinguished Unit Badge and the WWII Victory Medal.