James Arvin Harrison

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James Arvin Harrison

Birth
Arkansas, USA
Death
2 Jun 1999 (aged 21)
Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas, USA
Burial
Paragould, Greene County, Arkansas, USA Add to Map
Plot
18, row 45
Memorial ID
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Passenger on American Airlines Flight 1420.

He was on his way home from Europe with the 25 member Ouachita Baptist University choir. The group's members were returning from a mission trip in Germany and Austria, where they had performed concerts in churches and gave testimonials of their life with Christ.

After the crash most of the passengers made their way to the dark, stormy night outside. But Harrison stayed behind to help rescue others on the plane. He let the passengers seated behind him escape while he stayed and helped at least two badly injured victims off the plane. The last words anyone heard him say were "That's the last one off." Harrison's body was found alone -- dozens of feet from the exit -- in the airplane's rear galley. He died of smoke and soot inhalation.

Eleven people, including the pilot, died after the late-night, out-of-control landing of Flight 1420, which arrived in Little Rock as a thunderstorm was breaking. The plane came to rest, broken in half and burning, just short of the Arkansas River.
Passenger on American Airlines Flight 1420.

He was on his way home from Europe with the 25 member Ouachita Baptist University choir. The group's members were returning from a mission trip in Germany and Austria, where they had performed concerts in churches and gave testimonials of their life with Christ.

After the crash most of the passengers made their way to the dark, stormy night outside. But Harrison stayed behind to help rescue others on the plane. He let the passengers seated behind him escape while he stayed and helped at least two badly injured victims off the plane. The last words anyone heard him say were "That's the last one off." Harrison's body was found alone -- dozens of feet from the exit -- in the airplane's rear galley. He died of smoke and soot inhalation.

Eleven people, including the pilot, died after the late-night, out-of-control landing of Flight 1420, which arrived in Little Rock as a thunderstorm was breaking. The plane came to rest, broken in half and burning, just short of the Arkansas River.