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Harrison C. Scranton
Harrison Charles Scranton in 1928 was a typical youth doing various odd jobs while he went to school. He quit school after the 10th Grade to work as a steeple jack for his father in his business. A...view moreHarrison Charles Scranton in 1928 was a typical youth doing various odd jobs while he went to school. He quit school after the 10th Grade to work as a steeple jack for his father in his business. A steeple jack, paints and repairs tall objects such as church steeples, public buildings, flag poles etc. This is where he learned to tie life saving knots in rope. Great story in the book about this. He did not particularly like that work and was looking to do something different. With his interest in flying, and his interest in serving his country, he joined with some friends the U S Army that had a segment (Signal Corps) that flew airplanes. With that interest, he chose to join up and the book details his various activities. He really wanted to be a pilot, however he did not have a college degree, so he became a mechanic, bombardier and finally taught bombing to new recruits coming into the service. He finally did end up getting his GED while in the service. He had many other duties as most service guys do. He really loved being around any of the Aircraft that the Army Air Corp had especially the bombers. The many pictures in the book depict this interest.view less