Background
Harris, Harold Ross was born on December 20, 1895 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Ross Allen and Mae E. (Plumb) Harris.
Harris, Harold Ross was born on December 20, 1895 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Ross Allen and Mae E. (Plumb) Harris.
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, California Institute of Technology.
Officer, United States Army, 1917-1926; chief of flight section, United States Army Air Corps, 1920-1925; pioneer in use of parachute after airplane collapse, 1922; vice president, general manager, Huff-Daland Dusters, 1926-1928; vice president, general manager, Peruvian Airways Corporation, 1928-1930; vice president, operations manager, Pan American Grace Airways, 1929-1942; military service, 1942-1946; vice president, general manager, American Overseas Airlines, 1945-1950; vice president, Atlantic division Pa American World Airways, 1950-1952; president, Chief Executive Officer, Northwest Airlines, Inc., 1953-1954; president, Aviation Finance Superior vena cava syndrome Inc., New York City, from 1954. Director Overseas Securities Company, Inc. Chairman of the Board Flight Safety Foundation.
Brigadier general United States Army, chief of staff, Air Transport Command, Washington, District of Columbia. Fellow Institute Aeronautical Science (awarded 13 world flying records by 1926). Member Society Automotive Engineers, American Legion, Clubs: Country (New Canaan), Wings (president 1958-1959), University, Sky, India House (New York City).
Married Grace Clark, July 14, 1917. Children: Harold Ross, Alta Mae.