Robert C. Harris was born on December 9, 1921. He enlisted in the Air Corps on April 11, 1942 in Wayne County. Robert served in the 1st Air Cargo Squadron as a Sergeant and Kicker in an aircraft during World War II. He was Killed in Action on May 19, 1945 at the age of 23 in Burma and is now buried in the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, USA. His death was cited as a 'camp accident' with no further details. (Jack Fahey, ancestors.com)

He was one of over 2000 Americans who lost their lives defending China from their Japanese invaders from 1941-1945. He is commemorated on the The Monument to the Aviation Martyrs in the War of Resistance Against Japan in Nanjing, China but his surname is inscribed as Harrir.

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