Kenneth Frank Harrison
Military
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UPL 39249
"A crew of the 379th Bomb Group poses in front of a Boeing B-17 "Big Barn Smell" at an 8th Air Force base in England on 23 June 1944."
Rear L - R: Frank Janish, Mechanic; Robert Pressler, BT; Wayne Anthony, RO; Unknown; Robert Worbois, TT; Thomas Duffy, Waist G; Bruce Drynab , Mechanic
Front L - R: Francis Drake, Co-Pilot; Carl Szell, Armorer; Ralph Ross, Pilot; Rinaldo Procario, Bombardier; Ernest Black, Navigator; Kenneth Harrison, Crew Chief
Seated - John Wilson, Armorer
Rear L - R: Frank Janish, Mechanic; Robert Pressler, BT; Wayne Anthony, RO; Unknown; Robert Worbois, TT; Thomas Duffy, Waist G; Bruce Drynab , Mechanic
Front L - R: Francis Drake, Co-Pilot; Carl Szell, Armorer; Ralph Ross, Pilot; Rinaldo Procario, Bombardier; Ernest Black, Navigator; Kenneth Harrison, Crew Chief
Seated - John Wilson, Armorer
Assigned to 524BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF.
Awards: LOM, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Big barn smell
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Chicago Heights, IL | 23 August 1916 | Son of John Clarence and Gisela [Sauter] Harrison. |
Enlisted |
Camp Grant, IL | 23 February 1942 | Camp Grant Illinois |
Died |
Henderson, NC | 30 August 2008 | |
Buried |
Forest Hill Cemetery, Madison, WI | 14 November 2008 | Forest Hill Cemetery Madison, Dane County, WI |
Commercial Street, Danville, IL | |||
Based |
Kimbolton | Assigned to 524BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Sources
379th Bombardment Group Anthology, pg 217 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia