| Birth: | Jun. 27, 1916 | | Death: | Oct. 7, 1944 | 
He was awarded the US Congressional Medal of Honor posthumously. US Army second lieutenant and tank commander who while defending a battalion command post, left his tank to probe for the enemy in the darkness. Mortally wounded by machine gun bullets, he crawled back to his tank, and directed fire between two contending armored vehicles. He stood off the enemy until friendly tanks arrived and saved the post. Died of wounds.
Search Amazon for James Harris | | | Burial:
Ridge Park Cemetery
Hillsboro
Hill County
Texas, USA |
Maintained by: Find A Grave
Record added: Oct 25, 2000
Find A Grave Memorial# 18068 |
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I wish I could have known you. I think about you a great deal. The love of my life, the son of your brother, was named in honor of you 10 years after your death. He is a war veteran having bravely served from Vietnam to Desert Storm. I am so proud of both...(Read more)
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Sheila Smith
Added: Jan. 18, 2013 |
Rest in peace, Lieutenant. Thank you for your service and sacrifice. May we always honor the high price you paid for our freedom. God bless you for your gallant defense of a noble cause. Because of you, millions still live in freedom's light.
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Sharon
Added: Oct. 7, 2012 |
Remembering you today and the great sacrafice you made
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Robin Jaggers
Added: Oct. 7, 2012 |
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