0 9 ▁– ▁March ▁ 5 , ▁ 1 9 8 7 ) ▁was ▁a ▁United ▁States ▁Air ▁Force ▁four - star ▁general ▁who ▁served ▁as ▁Commander ▁in ▁Chief , ▁Pacific ▁Air ▁Forces ▁( C IN CP AC AF ) ▁from ▁ 1 9 6 4 ▁to ▁ 1 9 6 7 . ▁ ▁Biography ▁ ▁Harris ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Fort ▁Sam ▁Houston , ▁Texas , ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 9 , ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁L ula ▁Allen ▁Harris ▁and ▁Hunter ▁Harris , ▁an ▁army ▁officer . ▁He ▁attended ▁the ▁Virginia ▁Military ▁Institute , ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Georgia , ▁and ▁graduated ▁from ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Military ▁Academy ▁as ▁a ▁second ▁lieutenant ▁of ▁Infantry ▁on ▁June ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 1 9 3 2 ▁and ▁was ▁detailed ▁to ▁the ▁Army ▁Air ▁Corps ▁for ▁pilot ▁flight ▁training ▁at ▁Rand olph ▁Field ▁and ▁Kelly ▁Field , ▁Texas . ▁He ▁became ▁a ▁r ated ▁pilot ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 9 3 3 ▁and ▁was ▁assigned ▁to ▁the ▁Army ▁Air ▁Corps ▁February ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 1 9 3 4 , ▁and ▁was ▁station ed ▁at ▁March ▁Field , ▁California , ▁where ▁he ▁held ▁various ▁group ▁and ▁squad ron ▁positions . ▁ ▁In ▁March ▁ 1 9 3 7 , ▁Harris ▁went ▁to ▁Nich ols ▁Field , ▁the ▁Philippines , ▁for ▁duty ▁with ▁the ▁ 2 8 th ▁Bomb ▁Squadron , ▁and ▁later ▁served ▁at ▁Clark ▁Field . ▁In ▁March ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁he ▁was ▁assigned ▁to ▁Bol ling ▁Field , ▁and ▁in