Name:
William Gilbert, Sr. Harris
Rank:
Second Lieutenant
Serial Number:
O-691999
Unit:
406th Bomber Squadron, 801st Bomb Group
Date of Death:
1944-04-05
State:
Tennessee
Cemetery:
Memphis National Cemetery, Memphis, Tennessee
Plot:
Section H
Row:
Grave:
4094B
Decoration:
Purple Heart
Comments:
2nd Lieutenant William G Harris, navigator, took off from Harrington (UK) in his Liberator 42-72870 at 2201 for Op Stationer 57 to drop off ammunition and materials to the French Resistance. His plane was shot down by flak at Bernieres-le-Patry.