Bill Harris (aviator)

Bill Harris (June 15, 1916 – May 23, 2012) was a United States Army Air Force fighter ace who was credited with shooting down 16 aircraft during World War II.Due to his height, Harris was selected to fly in the back seat of a Curtiss SOC Seagull as a rear gunner and radio operator.At the war's end, Harris was the rank of Lieutenant colonel and commander of the 18th Fighter Group.[4] Harris left the military after the war and in 1976 he moved to Oregon where he lived out the rest of his life.This biographical article related to World War II United States Army personnel is a stub.
Billie D. HarrisStrathmore, CaliforniaKlamath Falls, OregonUnited States Army Air Forces339th Fighter SquadronWorld War IISouth West Pacific TheatreUnited States Army Air Forcefighter aceUnited States NavyUSS Houston (CA-30)Curtiss SOC SeagullSpringville, CaliforniaUnited States Army Air CorpsBattle of GuadalcanalLockheed P-38 LightningLieutenant colonelDistinguished Flying CrossBronze Star MedalAir MedalEvergreen Aviation & Space MuseumAir Force AssociationP-38 LightningGuadalcanalflying acesRichard BongThomas McGuireDavid McCampbellGabby GabreskiGregory BoyingtonRobert S. JohnsonCharles H. MacDonaldGeorge PreddyJoe FossRobert M. HansonJohn C. MeyerCecil E. HarrisEugene A. ValenciaLance C. WadeDavid C. SchillingGerald R. JohnsonNeel E. KearbyJay T. RobbinsDominic Salvatore GentileFred J. ChristensenRay Shuey WetmoreJohn J. VollKenneth A. WalshWalker MahurinDonald N. AldrichThomas J. Lynch Robert B. WestbrookGlenn E. DuncanPatrick D. FlemingCornelius N. NooyJohn Lucian SmithAlexander VraciuArthur J. BenkoMarion E. CarlLeonard K. CarsonGlenn T. EaglestonWilbur J. ThomasWalter C. BeckhamHerschel GreenJohn C. "Pappy" HerbstCharles OlderHubert ZemkeJohn B. EnglandDonald BlakesleeDuane BeesonJohn F. Thornell Jr.Gerald W. JohnsonJames S. Varnell Jr.John T. GodfreyBud AndersonWilliam T. Whisner Jr. Douglas BakerIra C. KepfordCharles R. StimpsonGeorge S. WelchWilliam D. DunhamDon M. BeerbowerRichard A. PetersonJames E. SwettDavid Lee "Tex" HillJack T. BradleySamuel J. BrownEdward "Porky" CraggKenneth H. DahlbergJames A. GoodsonRobert W. FoyRalph K. HoferCyril F. HomerHarold L. SpearsList of United States World War II acesList of top World War II aces