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A number of newspapers between late 1944 and early 1945 contain mentions of Harris' actions with VF-18. At this point in the war McCampbell had ended his term of service, making Harris the Navy's highest scoring active ace. Mentions of Harris' multiple quadruple kills and his ace status appear in local papers all over the country, from his native South Dakota<ref>[http://hut.stparchive.com/Archive/HUT/HUT12071944P01.php Hutchinson Herald], Hutchinson Herald; published December 7th, 1944; retrieved March 23rd, 2016.</ref> to Oregon,<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/94384958/ Herald and News], Herald and News; published November 29th, 1944; retrieved March 23rd, 2016.</ref> Virginia,<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/12833495/ The Bee], The Bee; published November 29th, 2016; retrieved March 23rd, 2016.</ref> Wyoming,<ref>[http://wcg.stparchive.com/Archive/WCG/WCG02011945P02.php Weston County Gazette], Weston County Gazette; published February 1st, 1945; retrieved March 23rd, 2016.</ref> Alabama<ref>[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1817&dat=19450112&id=KfE-AAAAIBAJ&sjid=SE0MAAAAIBAJ&pg=6344,374852&hl=en The Tuscaloosa News], The Tuscaloosa News; published January 12th, 1945; retrieved March 23rd, 2016.</ref> and elsewhere. I have yet to find an effective way to work these into the body of the article, but I figure they add some weight in the debate over notability. [[User:Finktron|Finktron]] ([[User talk:Finktron|talk]]) 23:53, 23 March 2016 (UTC) |
A number of newspapers between late 1944 and early 1945 contain mentions of Harris' actions with VF-18. At this point in the war McCampbell had ended his term of service, making Harris the Navy's highest scoring active ace. Mentions of Harris' multiple quadruple kills and his ace status appear in local papers all over the country, from his native South Dakota<ref>[http://hut.stparchive.com/Archive/HUT/HUT12071944P01.php Hutchinson Herald], Hutchinson Herald; published December 7th, 1944; retrieved March 23rd, 2016.</ref> to Oregon,<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/94384958/ Herald and News], Herald and News; published November 29th, 1944; retrieved March 23rd, 2016.</ref> Virginia,<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/12833495/ The Bee], The Bee; published November 29th, 2016; retrieved March 23rd, 2016.</ref> Wyoming,<ref>[http://wcg.stparchive.com/Archive/WCG/WCG02011945P02.php Weston County Gazette], Weston County Gazette; published February 1st, 1945; retrieved March 23rd, 2016.</ref> Alabama<ref>[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1817&dat=19450112&id=KfE-AAAAIBAJ&sjid=SE0MAAAAIBAJ&pg=6344,374852&hl=en The Tuscaloosa News], The Tuscaloosa News; published January 12th, 1945; retrieved March 23rd, 2016.</ref> and elsewhere. I have yet to find an effective way to work these into the body of the article, but I figure they add some weight in the debate over notability. [[User:Finktron|Finktron]] ([[User talk:Finktron|talk]]) 23:53, 23 March 2016 (UTC) |
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==Medals Awarded== |
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Sources differ on the award of Air Medal. Military Times's "Hall of Valor" does not list the award at all. Other sources, such as local news remembrances and Congressional Record entries, mention the award but disagree on specifics (the award of the Air Medal versus the award of the Air Medal with two Gold Stars). |
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Revision as of 17:21, 27 March 2016
Contemporary News Sources
A number of newspapers between late 1944 and early 1945 contain mentions of Harris' actions with VF-18. At this point in the war McCampbell had ended his term of service, making Harris the Navy's highest scoring active ace. Mentions of Harris' multiple quadruple kills and his ace status appear in local papers all over the country, from his native South Dakota[1] to Oregon,[2] Virginia,[3] Wyoming,[4] Alabama[5] and elsewhere. I have yet to find an effective way to work these into the body of the article, but I figure they add some weight in the debate over notability. Finktron (talk) 23:53, 23 March 2016 (UTC)
Medals Awarded
Sources differ on the award of Air Medal. Military Times's "Hall of Valor" does not list the award at all. Other sources, such as local news remembrances and Congressional Record entries, mention the award but disagree on specifics (the award of the Air Medal versus the award of the Air Medal with two Gold Stars).
- ^ Hutchinson Herald, Hutchinson Herald; published December 7th, 1944; retrieved March 23rd, 2016.
- ^ Herald and News, Herald and News; published November 29th, 1944; retrieved March 23rd, 2016.
- ^ The Bee, The Bee; published November 29th, 2016; retrieved March 23rd, 2016.
- ^ Weston County Gazette, Weston County Gazette; published February 1st, 1945; retrieved March 23rd, 2016.
- ^ The Tuscaloosa News, The Tuscaloosa News; published January 12th, 1945; retrieved March 23rd, 2016.