Grant J. Harris, Saving the legacy: an oral history of Utah's World War II veterans, ACCN 2070, American West Center, University of Utah

Transcript (104 pages) of an interview by Benjamin Bahlmann with George W. Jenkins on January 26, 2001. From tape numbers 521, 522, and 523 in the "Saving the Legacy" Oral History ProjectHarris (b. 1922) discusses his childhood, family life, and schooling in Utah. He enlisted in the Navy in January 1942 and was assigned to the V5 flight program associated with the College of Eastern Utah. After additional flight training at Los Alamitos, Corpus Christie, and Cape May, he took carrier landing training and was assigned to the USS Essex VBF-83 Fighter Group. Haris describes combat duties and flights in detail. Interviewed by Benjamin Bahlmann. 104 pages