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HARRIS, Russell Pleasant - Date of
birth
3 August 1922 -
Age
21 -
Place of birth
Dallas, Dallas County, Texas -
Hometown
Dallas, Dallas County, Texas
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
18176858 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
Right Waist Gunner -
Unit
407th Bombardment Squadron,
92nd Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
24 April 1944 - Place of
death
Baltenswil, Switzerland
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 34 | 49 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Russell P. Harris (father)
Leona E. (Terry) Harris (mother)
Walter E. Harris (brother)
Elsie E. Harris (sister)
Eddie T. Harris (brother)
Ashby T. Harris (brother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-31921 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Nickname: Lil’ Brat
Destination: Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany
Mission: Bombing of an aircraft factory
MACR: 4148
More information
Sgt Russell Harris graduated from Woodrow Wilson High School and attended Southern Methodist University before he volunteered for the Air Corps of the Army of the United States in Dallas, Texas on 29 September 1942. He was sent overseas in March 1944.The airplane was shot down by enemy fighters.
He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Münsingen, Switzerland.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Wingo Family Tree / Sheryl, www.fold3.com – MACR, www.findagrave.com – Paula and Dale, www.b17flyingfortress.de
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Andy, www.ancestry.com - Sheryl