Robert Harding Harris Collection

Biographical Information

Note

Original collection material is also retained at the Atlanta History Center, Atlanta, Georgia.

Gender

Male

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War or Conflict

World War, 1939-1945

Military Status

Veteran

Dates of Service

1942-1945

Entrance into Service

Enlisted

Branch of Service

Army Air Forces/Corps

Unit of Service

Air Transport Command; 10th Air Force; 14th Air Force; 4th Ferry Group; Army Air Forces Proving Ground Command

Location of Service

Eglin Air Force Base, Florida; Gunter Field, Alabama; Maxwell Field, Alabama; Napier Field, Alabama; Bainbridge Army Airfield, Georgia; Memphis, Tennessee; China-Burma-India (CBI) Theater; Jorhat, India

Highest Rank

Captain

Prisoner of War

No

Service History Note

The veteran's military service included being selected to fly and test America's first jet aircraft; graduating from Boeing B-29 Superfortress school; and was qualified to fly 28 different military aircraft. The veteran completed 150 flights over "The Hump" and completed 24 Curtiss P-40 Warhawk combat missions.

Collection Information

Type of Resource:

Manuscript: Transcript [1 item] --Transcription of audio recording

Interviewer:

Frederick Wallace

Contributor:

Gordon Jones

Contributor Affiliation/Organization:

Atlanta History Center

Collection #:

AFC/2001/001/43875

Subjects:

Harris, Robert Harding

World War, 1939-1945--Personal Narratives

United States. Army Air Forces/Corps.

Cite as:

Robert Harding Harris Collection
(AFC/2001/001/43875), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress