Ferris Sheldon Harris Jr
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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UPL 53576
1st Lt Ferris S Harris Jr, 4FG.
Assigned to 336FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) strafing mission to Strasbourg 28-Aug-44 in P-51 42-103796. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 8301.
Awards: AM (7 OLC), PH, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Unit: 4th Fighter Group 336th Fighter Squadron
Missions
- Date: 21 June 1944
- Official Description:
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Athens, AL, USA | 10 July 1921 | Son of Ferris Sheldon and Elizabeth [Doak] Harris. |
Other Assigned |
17 April 1944 - 28 August 1944 | Assigned to 336FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. | |
Died |
Strausberg, Germany | 28 August 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) strafing mission to Strausberg 28-Aug-44 in P-51B 42-103796. 1st Lt Harris KIA. MACR 8301. |
Buried |
Forest Park Cemetery Houston Harris County TX | 18 December 1948 | Memorialised Forest Park Cemetery Houston Harris County Texas, USA. |
Houston, TX, USA | |||
Other Promotion |
Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK | Promoted to 1st Lieutenant. | |
Enlisted |
San Antonio Texas Enlistment Date 4 Jun 1942 |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8301 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list