World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Sidney L. Harris
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Toms River, New Jersey
Honored By
Pearl Thomas
He served in U.S. Army Air Corps, and he achieved the rank of Captain in the 385th Bomb Group, 550th Squadron, Eighth Air Force, and flew 32 missions out of Great Ashfield Airfield in Suffolk, England. His plane was shot down over Holland during one of these, though he was able to successfully crash land on an Royal Air Force fighter strip in the Netherlands.