Alvin H Harrison
MilitaryAssigned to 91TCS, 439TCG, 9AF USAAF. Returned to Duty (RTD) after re-supply mission to Grossbeck, Holland. Hit by flak in starboard wing tank shortly after crossing French coast, wing on fire, co-pilot baled out of A/C just as fire extinguished itself. 19-Sep-44. MACR 11179.
Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Troop Carrier
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Troop Carrier
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 439th Troop Carrier Group 91st Troop Carrier Squadron
- Service Numbers: 15076402 / O-684715
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: C-47 Skytrain
- Unit: 439th Troop Carrier Group 91st Troop Carrier Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Smeatharpe
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
2700 Evergreen Pkwy NW, Olympia, WA 98505, USA | 20 December 1916 | Son of William E and Adaline B Harrison. |
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Other Returned to Duty (RTD) |
8 miles NE Bruges, Belgium | 19 September 1944 | Returned to Duty (RTD) after re-supply mission to Grossbeck, Holland. Hit by flak in starboard wing tank shortly after crossing French coast, wing on fire, co-pilot baled out of A/C just as fire extinguished itself. 19-Sep-44. MACR 11179. |
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Died |
Battle Ground, WA 98604, USA | 25 July 1997 | |
| Clark County, WA, USA | |||
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Based |
Upottery | Assigned to 91TCS, 439TCG, 9AF USAAF. | |
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Buried |
Battle Ground, WA 98604, USA | Interred Lewisville Cemetery Battle Ground Clark County Washington, USA |