Remembering Tuskegee Airman John L. Harrison, Jr. “Major” December 14, 1920 ~ March 22, 2017 At The Chapel of Four Chaplains

Relatives and friend are invited to his visitation Thursday evening 7 – 9 pm and again on Friday 9:30 – 11:30 am at the Chapel of Four Chaplains, 1201 Constitution Avenue, The Navy Yard – Building 649 Philadelphia, PA 19112 (Ample Parking ) Funeral Mass, 11:30 AM. Internment will be at a later date with Military Honors to be rendered at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA. Donations in his memory can be made to the Wounded Warrior Project,

John L. Harrison, Jr. was an U.S. Air Force command pilot with 22 years of service. He graduated from the Tuskegee Class 43-K. He had flown prop fighters, sea planes, two engine, four engine and jet fighter planes crossing the Pacific Ocean over 50 times, the Atlantic Ocean 35 times.

John spent five years in the Peace Corps serving in East Africa. Was Deputy Secretary for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania during the Thornberg Administration.
He was a Senior Operations Engineer Director, Affirmative Action for Boeing Aircraft Company.

Schools that John L. Harrison, Jr. attended Omaha University, University of Southern California, The Wharton School, Air Force Accident Investigation School.

Daughter Joan Harrison placing a single rose on her Father casket.

Internment will be at a later date with Military Honors to be rendered at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA.