Lt. Gen. Field Harris, USMC

Field Harris, a lieutenant general in the U.S. Marine Corps, commanded the U.S. Marine Air Wing during the invasion of Guadalcanal in 1942 and in Korea in 1950. A graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy in 1917 and a veteran of World War I, he was regarded as a courageous and inspiring leader. His 21 combat decorations included the Army and Navy Distinguished Service Medals, the Legion of Merit with 3 Gold Stars, and the Order of the British Empire. He was buried in Pisgah Cemetery. His military forebears included William Field, who came to Kentucky with Harrod and then fought in Dunmore's War in 1774; Colonel John Field, killed at Point Pleasant in Dunmore's War in 1774; Captain Benjamin Field, who served in the Revolution in 1780-81; Colonel Ezekiel Field, who served in the Revolutionary War and died at the Battle of Blue Licks in 1782; General E. H. Field, a parade marshal at the ceremonies of Boone reinterment in 1845 who fought in the Mexican War in 1847; and General Charles Field, C.S.A., a Civil War leader who commanded half of Lee's army and was among the force that surrendered at Appomattox.

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