Grant was the son of Earl Tolton Harris and Silva Ann Lovell. He was the second of 7 children:
Shirley Harris DeLapp
Grant John Harris
Keith Dwayne Harris
Gene Harris Kennedy
Marion Harris
Don Tolton Harris
Diane Harris Porter
Grant attended Oak City [Utah] Grade School, Delta [Utah] High School and Brigham Young University. He graduated from BYU in 1950. He was a career school teacher for 34 years. His hobbies were writing and painting.
During World War II, Grant was a Navy pilot and served in combat in the Pacific War Zone. He flew the F4U Corsair in VBF-83 from the deck of the USS Essex (CV-9). He was also an Assistant Gunnery Officer on the Essex. He attained the rank of LT(jg).
Date of Entry Into Active Service: January 17, 1943.
Date of final Separation: December 1, 1945.
Duty Stations included:
• St. Mary's Pre-Flight, Moraga, California
• Naval Air Station North Island, San Diego, California
• Naval Air Station Cabaniss Field, Corpus Christi, Texas
• Naval Air Station, Beeville, Texas
• Naval Air Station, Opa-Locka, Florida
• Naval Air Station, Wildwood, New Jersey
• Naval Air Station, Ayer, Massachusetts
• Naval Air Station, Glenview, Illinois
• Naval Air Station, Puunene, Territory of Hawaii.
• USS Essex (CV-9)
For his service, Grant was awarded:
• The Distinguished Flying Cross
• 5 Navy Air Medals
• A Presidential Unit Citation
• The American Campaign Medal
• The Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal
• The Philippine Liberation Medal
• The World War II Victory Medal
While at BYU, Grant met Helen Eleanor Jones, who was from Spanish Fork, Utah. They were married in Manti, Utah on July 21, 1950.
Grant and Helen had 6 children:
Mary Lu Harris
Duane Jones Harris
Janette Harris
Alan Grant Harris
David Earl Harris
Richard Reed Harris
Obituary:
Grant John Harris
February 11, 1922 - March 22, 2013
Grant John Harris of Spanish Fork, Utah passed away March 22 after a long battle with cancer. He was born in Sutherland, Utah to Earl Tolton Harris and Silva Ann Lovell and was raised in Oak City, Utah.
He served as a fighter pilot in the U.S. Navy during World War II, and was awarded five Navy Air Medals and the Distinguished Flying Cross.
He married Helen Jones in the Manti Temple on July 21, 1950, and enjoyed over 62 years of marriage with her before passing away. Grant taught school for 34 years at Rees Elementary in Spanish Fork. He was active in the LDS church and held many positions, including bishop of the Spanish Fork 15th Ward. He and Helen served an LDS mission together to Springfield, Illinois. He served many years in the Boy Scouts of America and in Kiwanis. Grant cared about his wife and family more than anything else in life, and was known as a loving husband, father and grandfather.
Grant is preceded in death by his parents and five of six siblings.
He is survived by his wife Helen and their six children Mary Henrie (Earl), Duane (Karen), Janette, Alan (Delores), David (Julie), Richard (Kari); a foster daughter Caroline; a younger sister Diane Porter, 21 grandchildren and 17 great grandchildren.
The family is grateful to A-plus Home Care, Encompass Hospice, and especially the amazing nurses and doctors at the Central Utah Cancer Clinic for the outstanding care that Grant received.
Service Schedule
A public viewing will be held on Tuesday, March 26th from 6-8 pm at Walker Mortuary, 187 South Main in Spanish Fork. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 am on Wednesday, March 27th in the LDS chapel located at 1006 East 200 South in Spanish Fork, with a viewing one hour earlier. Interment will be at the Spanish Fork cemetery.
∼Ensign U.S. Navy, World War II-Ensign Harris escaped death at the Naval Air Station at Wildwood, New Jersey with the VB-83 Squadron.
American Campaign Medal, WWII Victory Medal.
Shirley Harris DeLapp
Grant John Harris
Keith Dwayne Harris
Gene Harris Kennedy
Marion Harris
Don Tolton Harris
Diane Harris Porter
Grant attended Oak City [Utah] Grade School, Delta [Utah] High School and Brigham Young University. He graduated from BYU in 1950. He was a career school teacher for 34 years. His hobbies were writing and painting.
During World War II, Grant was a Navy pilot and served in combat in the Pacific War Zone. He flew the F4U Corsair in VBF-83 from the deck of the USS Essex (CV-9). He was also an Assistant Gunnery Officer on the Essex. He attained the rank of LT(jg).
Date of Entry Into Active Service: January 17, 1943.
Date of final Separation: December 1, 1945.
Duty Stations included:
• St. Mary's Pre-Flight, Moraga, California
• Naval Air Station North Island, San Diego, California
• Naval Air Station Cabaniss Field, Corpus Christi, Texas
• Naval Air Station, Beeville, Texas
• Naval Air Station, Opa-Locka, Florida
• Naval Air Station, Wildwood, New Jersey
• Naval Air Station, Ayer, Massachusetts
• Naval Air Station, Glenview, Illinois
• Naval Air Station, Puunene, Territory of Hawaii.
• USS Essex (CV-9)
For his service, Grant was awarded:
• The Distinguished Flying Cross
• 5 Navy Air Medals
• A Presidential Unit Citation
• The American Campaign Medal
• The Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal
• The Philippine Liberation Medal
• The World War II Victory Medal
While at BYU, Grant met Helen Eleanor Jones, who was from Spanish Fork, Utah. They were married in Manti, Utah on July 21, 1950.
Grant and Helen had 6 children:
Mary Lu Harris
Duane Jones Harris
Janette Harris
Alan Grant Harris
David Earl Harris
Richard Reed Harris
Obituary:
Grant John Harris
February 11, 1922 - March 22, 2013
Grant John Harris of Spanish Fork, Utah passed away March 22 after a long battle with cancer. He was born in Sutherland, Utah to Earl Tolton Harris and Silva Ann Lovell and was raised in Oak City, Utah.
He served as a fighter pilot in the U.S. Navy during World War II, and was awarded five Navy Air Medals and the Distinguished Flying Cross.
He married Helen Jones in the Manti Temple on July 21, 1950, and enjoyed over 62 years of marriage with her before passing away. Grant taught school for 34 years at Rees Elementary in Spanish Fork. He was active in the LDS church and held many positions, including bishop of the Spanish Fork 15th Ward. He and Helen served an LDS mission together to Springfield, Illinois. He served many years in the Boy Scouts of America and in Kiwanis. Grant cared about his wife and family more than anything else in life, and was known as a loving husband, father and grandfather.
Grant is preceded in death by his parents and five of six siblings.
He is survived by his wife Helen and their six children Mary Henrie (Earl), Duane (Karen), Janette, Alan (Delores), David (Julie), Richard (Kari); a foster daughter Caroline; a younger sister Diane Porter, 21 grandchildren and 17 great grandchildren.
The family is grateful to A-plus Home Care, Encompass Hospice, and especially the amazing nurses and doctors at the Central Utah Cancer Clinic for the outstanding care that Grant received.
Service Schedule
A public viewing will be held on Tuesday, March 26th from 6-8 pm at Walker Mortuary, 187 South Main in Spanish Fork. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 am on Wednesday, March 27th in the LDS chapel located at 1006 East 200 South in Spanish Fork, with a viewing one hour earlier. Interment will be at the Spanish Fork cemetery.
∼Ensign U.S. Navy, World War II-Ensign Harris escaped death at the Naval Air Station at Wildwood, New Jersey with the VB-83 Squadron.
American Campaign Medal, WWII Victory Medal.
Grant was the son of Earl Tolton Harris and Silva Ann Lovell. He was the second of 7 children:
Shirley Harris DeLapp
Grant John Harris
Keith Dwayne Harris
Gene Harris Kennedy
Marion Harris
Don Tolton Harris
Diane Harris Porter
Grant attended Oak City [Utah] Grade School, Delta [Utah] High School and Brigham Young University. He graduated from BYU in 1950. He was a career school teacher for 34 years. His hobbies were writing and painting.
During World War II, Grant was a Navy pilot and served in combat in the Pacific War Zone. He flew the F4U Corsair in VBF-83 from the deck of the USS Essex (CV-9). He was also an Assistant Gunnery Officer on the Essex. He attained the rank of LT(jg).
Date of Entry Into Active Service: January 17, 1943.
Date of final Separation: December 1, 1945.
Duty Stations included:
• St. Mary's Pre-Flight, Moraga, California
• Naval Air Station North Island, San Diego, California
• Naval Air Station Cabaniss Field, Corpus Christi, Texas
• Naval Air Station, Beeville, Texas
• Naval Air Station, Opa-Locka, Florida
• Naval Air Station, Wildwood, New Jersey
• Naval Air Station, Ayer, Massachusetts
• Naval Air Station, Glenview, Illinois
• Naval Air Station, Puunene, Territory of Hawaii.
• USS Essex (CV-9)
For his service, Grant was awarded:
• The Distinguished Flying Cross
• 5 Navy Air Medals
• A Presidential Unit Citation
• The American Campaign Medal
• The Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal
• The Philippine Liberation Medal
• The World War II Victory Medal
While at BYU, Grant met Helen Eleanor Jones, who was from Spanish Fork, Utah. They were married in Manti, Utah on July 21, 1950.
Grant and Helen had 6 children:
Mary Lu Harris
Duane Jones Harris
Janette Harris
Alan Grant Harris
David Earl Harris
Richard Reed Harris
Obituary:
Grant John Harris
February 11, 1922 - March 22, 2013
Grant John Harris of Spanish Fork, Utah passed away March 22 after a long battle with cancer. He was born in Sutherland, Utah to Earl Tolton Harris and Silva Ann Lovell and was raised in Oak City, Utah.
He served as a fighter pilot in the U.S. Navy during World War II, and was awarded five Navy Air Medals and the Distinguished Flying Cross.
He married Helen Jones in the Manti Temple on July 21, 1950, and enjoyed over 62 years of marriage with her before passing away. Grant taught school for 34 years at Rees Elementary in Spanish Fork. He was active in the LDS church and held many positions, including bishop of the Spanish Fork 15th Ward. He and Helen served an LDS mission together to Springfield, Illinois. He served many years in the Boy Scouts of America and in Kiwanis. Grant cared about his wife and family more than anything else in life, and was known as a loving husband, father and grandfather.
Grant is preceded in death by his parents and five of six siblings.
He is survived by his wife Helen and their six children Mary Henrie (Earl), Duane (Karen), Janette, Alan (Delores), David (Julie), Richard (Kari); a foster daughter Caroline; a younger sister Diane Porter, 21 grandchildren and 17 great grandchildren.
The family is grateful to A-plus Home Care, Encompass Hospice, and especially the amazing nurses and doctors at the Central Utah Cancer Clinic for the outstanding care that Grant received.
Service Schedule
A public viewing will be held on Tuesday, March 26th from 6-8 pm at Walker Mortuary, 187 South Main in Spanish Fork. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 am on Wednesday, March 27th in the LDS chapel located at 1006 East 200 South in Spanish Fork, with a viewing one hour earlier. Interment will be at the Spanish Fork cemetery.
∼Ensign U.S. Navy, World War II-Ensign Harris escaped death at the Naval Air Station at Wildwood, New Jersey with the VB-83 Squadron.
American Campaign Medal, WWII Victory Medal.
Shirley Harris DeLapp
Grant John Harris
Keith Dwayne Harris
Gene Harris Kennedy
Marion Harris
Don Tolton Harris
Diane Harris Porter
Grant attended Oak City [Utah] Grade School, Delta [Utah] High School and Brigham Young University. He graduated from BYU in 1950. He was a career school teacher for 34 years. His hobbies were writing and painting.
During World War II, Grant was a Navy pilot and served in combat in the Pacific War Zone. He flew the F4U Corsair in VBF-83 from the deck of the USS Essex (CV-9). He was also an Assistant Gunnery Officer on the Essex. He attained the rank of LT(jg).
Date of Entry Into Active Service: January 17, 1943.
Date of final Separation: December 1, 1945.
Duty Stations included:
• St. Mary's Pre-Flight, Moraga, California
• Naval Air Station North Island, San Diego, California
• Naval Air Station Cabaniss Field, Corpus Christi, Texas
• Naval Air Station, Beeville, Texas
• Naval Air Station, Opa-Locka, Florida
• Naval Air Station, Wildwood, New Jersey
• Naval Air Station, Ayer, Massachusetts
• Naval Air Station, Glenview, Illinois
• Naval Air Station, Puunene, Territory of Hawaii.
• USS Essex (CV-9)
For his service, Grant was awarded:
• The Distinguished Flying Cross
• 5 Navy Air Medals
• A Presidential Unit Citation
• The American Campaign Medal
• The Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal
• The Philippine Liberation Medal
• The World War II Victory Medal
While at BYU, Grant met Helen Eleanor Jones, who was from Spanish Fork, Utah. They were married in Manti, Utah on July 21, 1950.
Grant and Helen had 6 children:
Mary Lu Harris
Duane Jones Harris
Janette Harris
Alan Grant Harris
David Earl Harris
Richard Reed Harris
Obituary:
Grant John Harris
February 11, 1922 - March 22, 2013
Grant John Harris of Spanish Fork, Utah passed away March 22 after a long battle with cancer. He was born in Sutherland, Utah to Earl Tolton Harris and Silva Ann Lovell and was raised in Oak City, Utah.
He served as a fighter pilot in the U.S. Navy during World War II, and was awarded five Navy Air Medals and the Distinguished Flying Cross.
He married Helen Jones in the Manti Temple on July 21, 1950, and enjoyed over 62 years of marriage with her before passing away. Grant taught school for 34 years at Rees Elementary in Spanish Fork. He was active in the LDS church and held many positions, including bishop of the Spanish Fork 15th Ward. He and Helen served an LDS mission together to Springfield, Illinois. He served many years in the Boy Scouts of America and in Kiwanis. Grant cared about his wife and family more than anything else in life, and was known as a loving husband, father and grandfather.
Grant is preceded in death by his parents and five of six siblings.
He is survived by his wife Helen and their six children Mary Henrie (Earl), Duane (Karen), Janette, Alan (Delores), David (Julie), Richard (Kari); a foster daughter Caroline; a younger sister Diane Porter, 21 grandchildren and 17 great grandchildren.
The family is grateful to A-plus Home Care, Encompass Hospice, and especially the amazing nurses and doctors at the Central Utah Cancer Clinic for the outstanding care that Grant received.
Service Schedule
A public viewing will be held on Tuesday, March 26th from 6-8 pm at Walker Mortuary, 187 South Main in Spanish Fork. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 am on Wednesday, March 27th in the LDS chapel located at 1006 East 200 South in Spanish Fork, with a viewing one hour earlier. Interment will be at the Spanish Fork cemetery.
∼Ensign U.S. Navy, World War II-Ensign Harris escaped death at the Naval Air Station at Wildwood, New Jersey with the VB-83 Squadron.
American Campaign Medal, WWII Victory Medal.
