Background
Harris, James Hilton was born on June 12, 1919 in Atlanta. Son of Walton and Jewel Estelle (Snead) Harris.
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James Hilton Harris
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Student, Public Schools, Akron. Student, Delehaney Fire Science Corresponding Course.
Career
Grocery clerk Isaly Dairy Company, 1937—1938. Assistant manager Kroger Grocery, 1938—1941. Rubber worker Benjamin Franklin Goodrich, 1946.
Firefighter Akron Fire Department, 1946—1952, lieutenant, captain, 1952—1958, district chief, deputy chief, 1970—1981, fire chief, since 1981. Fire science advisory Akron University. With United States Army, 1942-1946, North African Theatre of Operations, European Theatre of Operations.
Achievements
Membership
Member of DAV, 62d Armored Field Artillery Battalion Association, Metropolitan Fire Chiefs Association, Ohio. Fire Chiefs Association, International Fire Chiefs Association, Masons Lodge.
Connections
Married Dreva Marie Blatt, August 26, 1947. Children: James Walton, Richard Lee, Donna Marie, Judy Kay.
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Christian Church
Education
Career
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1937 - 1938
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1938 - 1941
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1946
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1946 - 1952
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1952 - 1958
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1970 - 1981
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1981