Assigned to 334BS, 95BG, 8AF USAAF. 33 x combat missions. Shot down twice, once in the North Sea, and again, barely clearing the English coast to crash land in a field Mort earned the nickname "Berlin Kid" in recognition of his missions flying a B-17 Flying Fortress behind enemy lines with at least eight involving the strategic bombing of the German capital of Berlin, playing a major role in the defeat of Nazi Germany and the liberation of France and earning him membership in the "Lucky Bastards Club". During the war, Mort achieved the rank of major, and was a much-decorated member of the 95th Bomb Group, 334th Bomb Squadron of the U.S. Eighth Air Force Group. From supporting the invading ground troops at Normandy on D-Day to volunteering to lead the Eighth Air Force to Warsaw, Poland to drop ammunition, food and medical supplies to Polish freedom fighters, Mort Harris was the living embodiment the "Greatest Generation". Mort was honourably discharged in 1945.

Awards: DFC (2OLC), AM (6OLC), American Campaign, EAME (4BS), WWII Victory, Legion of Honor (French), Warsaw Uprising Cross and Polish Home Army Cross.