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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Hubert Reilly Harmon

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Chester, Pennsylvania

Honored By

Pearl Thomas

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

Served as Lieutenant General. In 1942, he was commanding general of the Sixth Air Force and in 1943 he was appointed deputy commander for the air forces of the South Pacific Area and in January 1944 he assumed command of the 13th Air Force. In March-June, he was commander of AirSols, all Allied air units in the Solomon Islands campaign. In June 1944, he was appointed commander of the Sixth Air Force, in the Caribbean.