Harris James Preston

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James Preston Harris is honored on the following 2 monument(s) in our database:

362nd Fighter Group Monument

362nd Fighter Group Plaque

Name:

James Preston Harris

Rank:

Second Lieutenant

Serial Number:

O-746507

Unit:

377th Fighter Squadron, 362nd Fighter Group

Date of Death:

1944-06-21

State:

Oregon

Cemetery:

Milton-Freewater IOOF Cemetery, Oregon

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James Preston Harris was born in 1922. He served in the 377th Fighter Squadron, 362nd Fighter Group as a Second Lieutenant during World War II. On June 21, 1944, his plane took off from Station 412 at Headcorn , Kent, UK, on a low-level stafing mission to Mantes-la-Jolie, France. He was shot down during the pass by the light flak while he was strafing a railway track, 7km, north of Mantes. The plane crashed to the ground and his body was found mutilated, parachute unopened. He is now buried in the Milton-Freewater IOOF Cemetery, Milton-Freewater, Umatilla County, Oregon, USA.

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