HARRIS THOMAS R

CPT Thomas R Harris was a potential VHPA member who died after his tour in Vietnam on 05/25/1988 at the age of 40.9
Champaign, IL
Flight Class 70-30
Date of Birth 07/14/1947
Served in the U.S. Army
Served in Vietnam with C/16 CAV in 71
Call sign in Vietnam DARK HORSE 16
This information was provided by Mike Law

More detail on this person: Thomas R Harris THOMAS R. HARRIS,40,OF 2612 VALKAR LANE, CHAMPAIGN,IL.,FORMERLY OF KANKAKEE,DIED WEDNESDAY (MAY 25,1988)AT HOME.FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE AT 10:30 A.M. SATUEDAY AT HERTZ-THOMAS CHAPLE,KANKAKEE,THE REV,ROBERT F. PENNER WILL OFFICATING.BURIAL WILL BE IN MOUND GRAVE YARD CEMETERY,KANKAKEE. MR.HARRIS WAS BORN JULY 14,1947,AT LAKE WALES,FLORIDA.A SON OF HERBERT AND DORIS LAMB HARRIS. HE MARRIED TRACI NALLY AT CHAMPAIGN,ILL.SHE SURVIVES. ALSO SURVIVING ARE HIS MOTHER OF KANKAKEE AND SEVERAL AUNTS AND UNCLES. HE WAS PRECEDED IN DEATH BY HIS FATHER. MR HARRIS WAS AN ATTORNEY WITH MEYER,CAPLE,HIRSCHFIELD,MUNCY,JAHN AND ALDEEN LAW FIRM AT CHAMPAIGN,IL. HE WAS A GRANUATED FROM OLIVET COLLEGE IN 1976 AND THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS COLLEGE OF LAW IN MAY 1985. HE WORKED IN THE CHAMPAIGN COUNTY STATE`S ATTORNEY`S OFFICE FOR A YEAR WHILE HE WAS IN LAW SCHOOL. MR. HARRIS WAS A POLICE OFFICER FOR THE CITY OF CHAMPAIGN, IL. FROM 1980 TO 1982 MR.HARRIS SERVED AS A HELICOPTER PILOT IN THE U.S.ARMY IN VIETNAM,ATTAINING THE RANK OF CAPTAIN.HE WON NUMEROUS AWARDS FOR HIS SERVICE INCLUDING THE DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS,THE AIR MEDAL OF VALOR AND SIX PURPL HEARTS.

Burial information: Mound Grove Cemetery, Kankakee, IL

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Date posted on this site: 03/10/2024