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Frank Harris

WWII | 416th Bomb Group, 668th Bomb Squadron

Frank Harris recalls his joining the Army Air Corps at the young age of 18 and shipping off to training in California after he'd been admitted as a pilot. An unfortunate training accident involving his friend and roommate sticks with him to this day. (6:56)
Frank Harris recalls some more of his training in California on the B-25 and transitioning to the A-20 in South Carolina. While on a training mission, Harris' plane stalled over North Carolina and he had to make an emergency landing, changing his military career for good. (7:39)
After going overseas on a troop transport ship, Frank Harris recounts his first mission, his memories over France after D-Day, and the event that led up to his being awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross. (7:01)
Frank Harris recounts the very unique circumstances that allowed him and his gunner to trade places with some men in the ground forces and go along on a few missions with Patton's 4th Armored Division on the ground in France. (12:01)