In Memory of ....... ATCS Reuben Beaumont Harris.
*** Senior Chief Aviation Electronics Technician Harris was a member of Heavy Attack Squadron 4, Carrier Air Wing 11 aboard the aircraft carrier USS KITTY HAWK (CVA-63). On April 12, 1966, he was a crew member of a Tanker Aircraft (KA-3B) enroute from Cubi Point Naval Air Station, Philippines to the carrier. The aircraft was shot down by the Chinese. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.
You may be gone, no longer living on this earth; but you will live on - in the memories of your family and friends. There will always be a part of you living in those who knew you. You will live on because we remember you!
REUBEN BEAUMONT HARRIS - Navy - ATCS - E8
Age: 28
Race: Negro
Date of Birth Apr 12, 1938
From: COLUMBUS, OH
Religion: PROTESTANT
Marital Status: Married -
Parents: Father, Andrew Brown Harris, Born March 21, 1895 and Died Sept. 19 1976 in Fresno Co., CA and Mother, Fannie Owen Harris, Born est. 1904, Married Jan. 5, 1925 in Franklin Co,Ohio., both born in Mississippi.
* Paternal Grandparents, F.J. Harris and Mary A. Brown Harris (were born in Louisiana).
* Maternal Grandparents: William Owen and Addie Towers Owen.
***** "United States Social Security Death Index"
Given Name: Reuben
Surname: Harris
Birth Date: 12 April 1938
Social Security Number: 298-30-5575
State: Ohio
Event Date: April 1966
Age: 28
***** "United States Census, 1940"
Name: Reuben Harris
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1940
Event Place: Ward 7, Columbus City, Montgomery Township, Franklin, Ohio, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 1
Marital Status: Single
Race: Negro
Relationship to Head of Household: Lodger
Birthplace: Ohio
Birth Year (Estimated): 1939
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Head Theola Black M 44 Tennessee
Wife Lydia Black F 43 Mississippi
Son Alfred Black M 8 Ohio
Lodger Andrew Harris M 45 Mississippi
Lodger Fanny Harris F 34 Mississippi
Lodger Laurence Harris M 8 Ohio
Lodger Alvin Harris M 4 Ohio
~ ~ ~~ Lodger Reuben Harris M 1 Ohio
***** United States Census, 1930
Name: Fannie Harris
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1930
Event Place: Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, United States
Gender: Female
Age: 25
Marital Status: Married
Race: Negro
Relationship to Head of Household: Wife
Birth Year (Estimated): 1905
Birthplace: Mississippi
Father's Birthplace: Mississippi
Mother's Birthplace: Mississippi
Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
Andrew B Harris Head M 35 Mississippi - Dad
Fannie Harris Wife F 25 Mississippi - Mom
Comments/Citation
Vietnam Wall Panel coords 06E 106
He was shot down on his 28th birthday 4/12/66 over water in China. While the remains of one crew member were returned, the remaining four including Harris, have not been accounted for. There has been a presumptive finding of death in his case (in 1977).
Casualty was on April 12, 1966.
In COMMUNIST CHINA
Hostile, died while missing, FIXED WING - CREW
AIR LOSS, CRASH ON LAND
Body was not recovered
Panel 06E - Line 106
Senior Chief Aviation Electronics Technician Harris was a member of Heavy Attack Squadron 4, Carrier Air Wing 11 aboard the aircraft carrier USS KITTY HAWK (CVA-63).
On April 12, 1966, he was a crew member of a Tanker Aircraft (KA-3B) enroute from Cubi Point Naval Air Station, Philippines to the carrier.
The aircraft was shot down by the Chinese.
His remains were not recovered.
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.
*** Senior Chief Aviation Electronics Technician Harris was a member of Heavy Attack Squadron 4, Carrier Air Wing 11 aboard the aircraft carrier USS KITTY HAWK (CVA-63). On April 12, 1966, he was a crew member of a Tanker Aircraft (KA-3B) enroute from Cubi Point Naval Air Station, Philippines to the carrier. The aircraft was shot down by the Chinese. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.
You may be gone, no longer living on this earth; but you will live on - in the memories of your family and friends. There will always be a part of you living in those who knew you. You will live on because we remember you!
REUBEN BEAUMONT HARRIS - Navy - ATCS - E8
Age: 28
Race: Negro
Date of Birth Apr 12, 1938
From: COLUMBUS, OH
Religion: PROTESTANT
Marital Status: Married -
Parents: Father, Andrew Brown Harris, Born March 21, 1895 and Died Sept. 19 1976 in Fresno Co., CA and Mother, Fannie Owen Harris, Born est. 1904, Married Jan. 5, 1925 in Franklin Co,Ohio., both born in Mississippi.
* Paternal Grandparents, F.J. Harris and Mary A. Brown Harris (were born in Louisiana).
* Maternal Grandparents: William Owen and Addie Towers Owen.
***** "United States Social Security Death Index"
Given Name: Reuben
Surname: Harris
Birth Date: 12 April 1938
Social Security Number: 298-30-5575
State: Ohio
Event Date: April 1966
Age: 28
***** "United States Census, 1940"
Name: Reuben Harris
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1940
Event Place: Ward 7, Columbus City, Montgomery Township, Franklin, Ohio, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 1
Marital Status: Single
Race: Negro
Relationship to Head of Household: Lodger
Birthplace: Ohio
Birth Year (Estimated): 1939
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Head Theola Black M 44 Tennessee
Wife Lydia Black F 43 Mississippi
Son Alfred Black M 8 Ohio
Lodger Andrew Harris M 45 Mississippi
Lodger Fanny Harris F 34 Mississippi
Lodger Laurence Harris M 8 Ohio
Lodger Alvin Harris M 4 Ohio
~ ~ ~~ Lodger Reuben Harris M 1 Ohio
***** United States Census, 1930
Name: Fannie Harris
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1930
Event Place: Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, United States
Gender: Female
Age: 25
Marital Status: Married
Race: Negro
Relationship to Head of Household: Wife
Birth Year (Estimated): 1905
Birthplace: Mississippi
Father's Birthplace: Mississippi
Mother's Birthplace: Mississippi
Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
Andrew B Harris Head M 35 Mississippi - Dad
Fannie Harris Wife F 25 Mississippi - Mom
Comments/Citation
Vietnam Wall Panel coords 06E 106
He was shot down on his 28th birthday 4/12/66 over water in China. While the remains of one crew member were returned, the remaining four including Harris, have not been accounted for. There has been a presumptive finding of death in his case (in 1977).
Casualty was on April 12, 1966.
In COMMUNIST CHINA
Hostile, died while missing, FIXED WING - CREW
AIR LOSS, CRASH ON LAND
Body was not recovered
Panel 06E - Line 106
Senior Chief Aviation Electronics Technician Harris was a member of Heavy Attack Squadron 4, Carrier Air Wing 11 aboard the aircraft carrier USS KITTY HAWK (CVA-63).
On April 12, 1966, he was a crew member of a Tanker Aircraft (KA-3B) enroute from Cubi Point Naval Air Station, Philippines to the carrier.
The aircraft was shot down by the Chinese.
His remains were not recovered.
*******************************
.
In Memory of ....... ATCS Reuben Beaumont Harris.
*** Senior Chief Aviation Electronics Technician Harris was a member of Heavy Attack Squadron 4, Carrier Air Wing 11 aboard the aircraft carrier USS KITTY HAWK (CVA-63). On April 12, 1966, he was a crew member of a Tanker Aircraft (KA-3B) enroute from Cubi Point Naval Air Station, Philippines to the carrier. The aircraft was shot down by the Chinese. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.
You may be gone, no longer living on this earth; but you will live on - in the memories of your family and friends. There will always be a part of you living in those who knew you. You will live on because we remember you!
REUBEN BEAUMONT HARRIS - Navy - ATCS - E8
Age: 28
Race: Negro
Date of Birth Apr 12, 1938
From: COLUMBUS, OH
Religion: PROTESTANT
Marital Status: Married -
Parents: Father, Andrew Brown Harris, Born March 21, 1895 and Died Sept. 19 1976 in Fresno Co., CA and Mother, Fannie Owen Harris, Born est. 1904, Married Jan. 5, 1925 in Franklin Co,Ohio., both born in Mississippi.
* Paternal Grandparents, F.J. Harris and Mary A. Brown Harris (were born in Louisiana).
* Maternal Grandparents: William Owen and Addie Towers Owen.
***** "United States Social Security Death Index"
Given Name: Reuben
Surname: Harris
Birth Date: 12 April 1938
Social Security Number: 298-30-5575
State: Ohio
Event Date: April 1966
Age: 28
***** "United States Census, 1940"
Name: Reuben Harris
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1940
Event Place: Ward 7, Columbus City, Montgomery Township, Franklin, Ohio, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 1
Marital Status: Single
Race: Negro
Relationship to Head of Household: Lodger
Birthplace: Ohio
Birth Year (Estimated): 1939
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Head Theola Black M 44 Tennessee
Wife Lydia Black F 43 Mississippi
Son Alfred Black M 8 Ohio
Lodger Andrew Harris M 45 Mississippi
Lodger Fanny Harris F 34 Mississippi
Lodger Laurence Harris M 8 Ohio
Lodger Alvin Harris M 4 Ohio
~ ~ ~~ Lodger Reuben Harris M 1 Ohio
***** United States Census, 1930
Name: Fannie Harris
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1930
Event Place: Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, United States
Gender: Female
Age: 25
Marital Status: Married
Race: Negro
Relationship to Head of Household: Wife
Birth Year (Estimated): 1905
Birthplace: Mississippi
Father's Birthplace: Mississippi
Mother's Birthplace: Mississippi
Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
Andrew B Harris Head M 35 Mississippi - Dad
Fannie Harris Wife F 25 Mississippi - Mom
Comments/Citation
Vietnam Wall Panel coords 06E 106
He was shot down on his 28th birthday 4/12/66 over water in China. While the remains of one crew member were returned, the remaining four including Harris, have not been accounted for. There has been a presumptive finding of death in his case (in 1977).
Casualty was on April 12, 1966.
In COMMUNIST CHINA
Hostile, died while missing, FIXED WING - CREW
AIR LOSS, CRASH ON LAND
Body was not recovered
Panel 06E - Line 106
Senior Chief Aviation Electronics Technician Harris was a member of Heavy Attack Squadron 4, Carrier Air Wing 11 aboard the aircraft carrier USS KITTY HAWK (CVA-63).
On April 12, 1966, he was a crew member of a Tanker Aircraft (KA-3B) enroute from Cubi Point Naval Air Station, Philippines to the carrier.
The aircraft was shot down by the Chinese.
His remains were not recovered.
*******************************
.
*** Senior Chief Aviation Electronics Technician Harris was a member of Heavy Attack Squadron 4, Carrier Air Wing 11 aboard the aircraft carrier USS KITTY HAWK (CVA-63). On April 12, 1966, he was a crew member of a Tanker Aircraft (KA-3B) enroute from Cubi Point Naval Air Station, Philippines to the carrier. The aircraft was shot down by the Chinese. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.
You may be gone, no longer living on this earth; but you will live on - in the memories of your family and friends. There will always be a part of you living in those who knew you. You will live on because we remember you!
REUBEN BEAUMONT HARRIS - Navy - ATCS - E8
Age: 28
Race: Negro
Date of Birth Apr 12, 1938
From: COLUMBUS, OH
Religion: PROTESTANT
Marital Status: Married -
Parents: Father, Andrew Brown Harris, Born March 21, 1895 and Died Sept. 19 1976 in Fresno Co., CA and Mother, Fannie Owen Harris, Born est. 1904, Married Jan. 5, 1925 in Franklin Co,Ohio., both born in Mississippi.
* Paternal Grandparents, F.J. Harris and Mary A. Brown Harris (were born in Louisiana).
* Maternal Grandparents: William Owen and Addie Towers Owen.
***** "United States Social Security Death Index"
Given Name: Reuben
Surname: Harris
Birth Date: 12 April 1938
Social Security Number: 298-30-5575
State: Ohio
Event Date: April 1966
Age: 28
***** "United States Census, 1940"
Name: Reuben Harris
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1940
Event Place: Ward 7, Columbus City, Montgomery Township, Franklin, Ohio, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 1
Marital Status: Single
Race: Negro
Relationship to Head of Household: Lodger
Birthplace: Ohio
Birth Year (Estimated): 1939
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Head Theola Black M 44 Tennessee
Wife Lydia Black F 43 Mississippi
Son Alfred Black M 8 Ohio
Lodger Andrew Harris M 45 Mississippi
Lodger Fanny Harris F 34 Mississippi
Lodger Laurence Harris M 8 Ohio
Lodger Alvin Harris M 4 Ohio
~ ~ ~~ Lodger Reuben Harris M 1 Ohio
***** United States Census, 1930
Name: Fannie Harris
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1930
Event Place: Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, United States
Gender: Female
Age: 25
Marital Status: Married
Race: Negro
Relationship to Head of Household: Wife
Birth Year (Estimated): 1905
Birthplace: Mississippi
Father's Birthplace: Mississippi
Mother's Birthplace: Mississippi
Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
Andrew B Harris Head M 35 Mississippi - Dad
Fannie Harris Wife F 25 Mississippi - Mom
Comments/Citation
Vietnam Wall Panel coords 06E 106
He was shot down on his 28th birthday 4/12/66 over water in China. While the remains of one crew member were returned, the remaining four including Harris, have not been accounted for. There has been a presumptive finding of death in his case (in 1977).
Casualty was on April 12, 1966.
In COMMUNIST CHINA
Hostile, died while missing, FIXED WING - CREW
AIR LOSS, CRASH ON LAND
Body was not recovered
Panel 06E - Line 106
Senior Chief Aviation Electronics Technician Harris was a member of Heavy Attack Squadron 4, Carrier Air Wing 11 aboard the aircraft carrier USS KITTY HAWK (CVA-63).
On April 12, 1966, he was a crew member of a Tanker Aircraft (KA-3B) enroute from Cubi Point Naval Air Station, Philippines to the carrier.
The aircraft was shot down by the Chinese.
His remains were not recovered.
*******************************
.
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