Reuben Beaumont Harris

Vietnam War
UnitHeavy Attack Squadron 4
RankSenior Chief Aviation Electronics Technician U.S. Navy
Entered Service FromColumbus Ohio
Date of DeathApril 12 1966
StatusMissing In Action
Memorialized
Courts of the Missing
Court
B
Notes
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.