Walter Rolland Harris^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]}

1920 - 1943  (23 years)

• Name	Walter Rolland Harris  [5, 6, 10]
  Birth	25 June 1920	Sterling, Johnson, Nebraska, USA   [5, 6]
  Gender	Male
  Burial	Sterling, Johnson, Nebraska, USA   [5]
  	Sterling Cemetery memorial, with parents, fag# 91935125 (body never found)
  Residence	1930	Sterling, Sterling, Johnson, Nebraska, USA   [4]
  Residence	1935	Sterling, Johnson, Nebraska   [3]
  Confirmation	14 Apr 1935  [7]
  Residence	1940	Sterling Precinct, Sterling, Johnson, Nebraska, USA   [3]
  Military Service	1 Jul 1941	Lincoln, Lancaster, Nebraska, USA   [1, 2, 10]
  	WWII Draft Cards; Enlisted in U.S. Naval Reserve air training program, was transferred to Marines, promoted to 1st Lt., was a pilot, went missing in action Sep 1943. Declared dead in Sep 1944. Has memorials in two cemeteries.
  Death	27 September 1943	Solomon Islands   [5, 6]
  Burial	Manila, Capital District, National Capital Region, Philippines   [6]
  	also memorialized at Manila American Cemetery, fag# 56775930 (body never recovered)
  Person ID	I342396409225	Tripp Family Genealogical Website

  
  

  Family	Maurine Edith Maple,   b. 16 Dec 1920, Thayer County, Nebraska, USA d. 18 Apr 2012, Wheaton, DuPage, Illinois, USA (Age 91 years)
  Marriage	25 Dec 1942	Jacksonville, Duval, Florida, USA   [10]
  Family ID	F10422	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos		Walter Rolland “Red” Harris
  		Capt Walter Rolland “Red” Harris Jr.

  
  

• Sources

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