Kee Hastings Harrison

Military

Kee Harrison was Pilot of B-17 #42-3190, shot down 14 July 1943 over France. He evaded capture with the help of French citizens and members of the French Résistance and was fed, sheltered, clothed and transported all the way to Gibraltar. After having crash-landed the Fortress in Berengeville-la-Campagne, five miles NE of Evreux, France, he was sheltered in a farm in the nearby village of Feuguerolles before being led to Paris, Foix, Vierzon and Toulouse across France. Guided to Andorra, he entered Spain on 28 August 1943. After reaching Barcelona and the British Consulate there, he was taken in charge by the US diplomatic corps and driven to Madrid, ultimately reaching Gibraltar on 13 September. After interrogation, he was flown back to England on 16 September 1943, landing the same day in Prestwick, rejoining his Unit a few days later. Evaded (EVD). Kee Harrison ended his military career as a Major in the USAF.

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Units served with

A bomber crew of the 94th Bomb Group stand with their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30200) nicknamed "Slo Time Sally" and a bomb inscribed 'Special delivery to Hitler'. Inscription on bomb reads: 'Special delivery to Hitler, From Peggy of St. Louis.'
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Brigadier-General Fred L. Anderson and his crew of the 94th Bomb Group with their B-17 Flying Fortress (XM-Z) at Bury St. Edmunds (Rougham). 19 May 1943.' Printed caption on reverse: '51783 AC- Brig. General Fred L. Anderson with crew of the 94th Bomb Group, 8th Air Force, beside a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. Back row, left to right: S/Sgt. J.D. Polk, ball turret gunner, Okla. City, Okla.; S/Sgt. A.W. Hornden[?], top turret gunner; T/Sgt. McNemar, Radio Operator, Weston, W. Va.; General Anderson; Col. J.
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 94th Bomb Group 333rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 16064840
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 94th Bomb Group 333rd Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 94th Bomb Group 333rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 37099500
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 94th Bomb Group 333rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 20147842 at enlistment, then O-734337
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier
Brigadier-General Fred L. Anderson and his crew of the 94th Bomb Group with their B-17 Flying Fortress (XM-Z) at Bury St. Edmunds (Rougham). 19 May 1943.' Printed caption on reverse: '51783 AC- Brig. General Fred L. Anderson with crew of the 94th Bomb Group, 8th Air Force, beside a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. Back row, left to right: S/Sgt. J.D. Polk, ball turret gunner, Okla. City, Okla.; S/Sgt. A.W. Hornden[?], top turret gunner; T/Sgt. McNemar, Radio Operator, Weston, W. Va.; General Anderson; Col. J.
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 94th Bomb Group 333rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 36345860
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: waist gunner

Aircraft

Two German soldiers guard the wreck of a crashed B-17 Flying Fortress of the 94th Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: '14/7/43.'
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Mr Five by Five, Nip N Tuck
  • Unit: 94th Bomb Group 333rd Bomb Squadron

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

26 February 1914 Chicago, Illinois, United States

Enlisted

14 May 1942 Chicago, Illinois

Other

crash-landed

14 July 1943 his B-17 #42-3190 in Berengeville-la-Campagne, five miles NE of Evreux, France

Other

Evaded capture (EVD)

14 July 1943 - 13 September 1943 with the help of French citizens and members of the French Résistance and was back in England on 16 September 1943

Other

Discharged

18 September 1945

Died

10 February 2005
Chicago, Illinois
Lombard, Du Page County, Illinois

Buried

Kee Harrison rests at the Florida National Cemetery in Bushnell, Florida

Revisions

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ContributorED-BB
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Sources

Kee Harrison's Escape & Evasion Report E&E 91 (NARA)
MACR 114
NARA WWII Enlistment records
WWII Draft Card
Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File

Date
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
Sources

Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" for readability.

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ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 114, Lingering Contrails of The Big Square D, Pg 2