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.