Harless Jack Vernon

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Jack Vernon Harless is honored on the following 1 monument(s) in our database:

The Monument to the Aviation Martyrs in the War of Resistance Against Japan

Name:

Jack Vernon Harless

Rank:

Flight Officer

Serial Number:

T-007880

Unit:

443rd Troop Carrier Group

Date of Death:

1945-08-01

State:

North Carolina

Cemetery:

Union Baptist Church Cemetery, North Carolina

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ack Vernon Harless was born on September 11, 1924, in Caldwell County, North Carolina. He was the son of James Vernon Harless and Pearl Looney Harless. He served in the 315th Squadron, 443rd Troop Carrier Group, as a Flight Officer during World War II. He was Killed in Action co-piloting the C-46D Commando #44-78200 in the China-Burma-India theatre of operations. F/O Harless is now buried in the Union Baptist Church Cemetery, Lenoir, Caldwell County, North Carolina, USA.

Also killed were:
1st Lt. Jewell H Boggus, Pilot
Sgt. Milton E Glaub, Flt. Engineer/crew chief

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