Oral History Interview with Orland J. ""Bud"" Harris, August 22, 2000 transcript

Oral History Interview with Orland J. ""Bud"" Harris, August 22, 2000

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Orland Harris. Harris went to Santa Anna, California for Aviation Cadet training in the Army Air Corps in 1942. He went to primary flying school in Visalia, California and then went to LaeMoore, California for more training. From there he went to replacement training units, flying the P-38, P-322 and P-39. Harris had take civilian pilot training for one year at college before he went into the service. He received his wings at Williams Field in Arizona 3 Nov 1943 and became an officer that day. He went to the South Pacific in a C-54, along wih about 30 other pilots, ending up in Nadzab, New Guinea with the 8th Fighter Group (part of the 5th Air Force). His P-38 missions included targets of opportunity around New Guinea, a cave on Corregidor and straffed ships on the way to Borneo, and the Philippines. Normally they flew cover missions for B-17s and B-24s but on occasion covered B-25s and A-20s. Harris was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC) when he was flying out of Mindoro in the Philippines on a night mission (26 Dec 1944) attacking a Japanese task …
Date: August 22, 2000
Creator: Harris, Orland J.
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The Fort Hood Sentinel (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 49, No. 37, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 22, 1990 (open access)

The Fort Hood Sentinel (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 49, No. 37, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 22, 1990

Weekly newspaper from Temple, Texas, published for the military and civilian personnel of Fort Hood, that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: February 22, 1990
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The Fort Hood Sentinel (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 54, No. 74, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 22, 1996 (open access)

The Fort Hood Sentinel (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 54, No. 74, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 22, 1996

Weekly newspaper from Temple, Texas, published for the military and civilian personnel of Fort Hood, that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: February 22, 1996
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Fort Hood Sentinel (Fort Hood, Tex.), Vol. 72, No. 20, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 22, 2014 (open access)

Fort Hood Sentinel (Fort Hood, Tex.), Vol. 72, No. 20, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 22, 2014

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The Fort Hood Sentinel (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 52, No. 34, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 22, 1993 (open access)

The Fort Hood Sentinel (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 52, No. 34, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 22, 1993

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Date: April 22, 1993
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The Fort Hood Sentinel (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 32, No. 50, Ed. 1 Friday, February 22, 1974 (open access)

The Fort Hood Sentinel (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 32, No. 50, Ed. 1 Friday, February 22, 1974

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Date: February 22, 1974
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Armored Sentinel (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 29, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 22, 1954 (open access)

Armored Sentinel (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 29, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 22, 1954

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Armored Sentinel (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 26, No. 10, Ed. 1 Friday, March 22, 1968 (open access)

Armored Sentinel (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 26, No. 10, Ed. 1 Friday, March 22, 1968

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Armored Sentinel (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 19, No. 24, Ed. 1 Friday, September 22, 1961 (open access)

Armored Sentinel (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 19, No. 24, Ed. 1 Friday, September 22, 1961

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Armored Sentinel (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 29, No. 19, Ed. 1 Friday, May 22, 1970 (open access)

Armored Sentinel (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 29, No. 19, Ed. 1 Friday, May 22, 1970

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Armored Sentinel (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 49, Ed. 1 Friday, March 22, 1963 (open access)

Armored Sentinel (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 49, Ed. 1 Friday, March 22, 1963

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Date: March 22, 1963
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Armored Sentinel (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 18, No. 17, Ed. 1 Friday, July 22, 1960 (open access)

Armored Sentinel (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 18, No. 17, Ed. 1 Friday, July 22, 1960

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Date: July 22, 1960
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Armored Sentinel (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 23, No. 31, Ed. 1 Friday, October 22, 1965 (open access)

Armored Sentinel (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 23, No. 31, Ed. 1 Friday, October 22, 1965

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The Dallas Craftsman (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 34, No. 25, Ed. 1 Friday, June 22, 1945 (open access)

The Dallas Craftsman (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 34, No. 25, Ed. 1 Friday, June 22, 1945

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Date: June 22, 1945
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Zavala County Sentinel (Crystal City, Tex.), Vol. 34, No. 9, Ed. 1 Friday, June 22, 1945 (open access)

Zavala County Sentinel (Crystal City, Tex.), Vol. 34, No. 9, Ed. 1 Friday, June 22, 1945

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Date: June 22, 1945
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Zavala County Sentinel (Crystal City, Tex.), Vol. 32, No. 26, Ed. 1 Friday, October 22, 1943 (open access)

Zavala County Sentinel (Crystal City, Tex.), Vol. 32, No. 26, Ed. 1 Friday, October 22, 1943

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Date: October 22, 1943
Creator: Hardy, J. H.
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The Boerne Star (Boerne, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 11, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 22, 1945 (open access)

The Boerne Star (Boerne, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 11, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 22, 1945

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Date: February 22, 1945
Creator: Davis, Jack R.
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Okemah Daily Leader (Okemah, Okla.), Vol. 17, No. 191, Ed. 1 Wednesday, August 22, 1945 (open access)

Okemah Daily Leader (Okemah, Okla.), Vol. 17, No. 191, Ed. 1 Wednesday, August 22, 1945

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Date: August 22, 1945
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The Mineola Monitor (Mineola, Tex.), Vol. 69, No. 48, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 22, 1945 (open access)

The Mineola Monitor (Mineola, Tex.), Vol. 69, No. 48, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 22, 1945

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Date: February 22, 1945
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The Oklahoma Eagle (Tulsa, Okla.), Vol. 23, No. 51, Ed. 1 Saturday, July 22, 1944 (open access)

The Oklahoma Eagle (Tulsa, Okla.), Vol. 23, No. 51, Ed. 1 Saturday, July 22, 1944

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Date: July 22, 1944
Creator: Hughes, Horace S.
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The Canton Herald (Canton, Tex.), Vol. 63, No. 8, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 22, 1945 (open access)

The Canton Herald (Canton, Tex.), Vol. 63, No. 8, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 22, 1945

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Date: February 22, 1945
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Timpson Daily Times (Timpson, Tex.), Vol. 42, No. 213, Ed. 1 Friday, October 22, 1943 (open access)

Timpson Daily Times (Timpson, Tex.), Vol. 42, No. 213, Ed. 1 Friday, October 22, 1943

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Date: October 22, 1943
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Sapulpa Herald (Sapulpa, Okla.), Vol. 30, No. 299, Ed. 1 Wednesday, August 22, 1945 (open access)

Sapulpa Herald (Sapulpa, Okla.), Vol. 30, No. 299, Ed. 1 Wednesday, August 22, 1945

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Date: August 22, 1945
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Sapulpa Herald (Sapulpa, Okla.), Vol. 29, No. 274, Ed. 1 Saturday, July 22, 1944 (open access)

Sapulpa Herald (Sapulpa, Okla.), Vol. 29, No. 274, Ed. 1 Saturday, July 22, 1944

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Date: July 22, 1944
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