Over the next few months they became more experienced as they flew missions to Brunswick, Minden, Oscherslaben, Kiel, Hamburg, Dusseldorf, Berlin, and Munich. On his ninth mission two gunners were wounded by FLAK. Between missions, Harry visited London and several other cities and towns. On one of his more interesting trips he travelled to Cirencester, an old Roman town near Cheltenham. He discovered an old book store and bought a complete first edition set of Jonathan Swift books.

Harry's last mission was flown to bomb Frankfurt on Main on November 24, 1944.  Frankfurt was and continues to be the hub of all trains coming and going to and from Germany.  There were also chemical plants surrounding the city and a Luftwaffe fighter airfield. By 8 a.m. they were all in formation with guns tested.  Anti-aircraft guns started off the coast of Holland and the Luftwaffe followed them the entire way to Frankfurt, Germany. They made it through the bombing on the main train station, train yards and chemical plants. Harry's plane was hit on the return trip.  FLAK hit their left inboard engine.  Harry was hit below his left knee and again in his back below his right shoulder. Several other crew members were also hit.  They had to fall out of formation and two Messerschmitt 109's attacked knocking out their right inboard engine while Harry tried to keep the plane straight and level by jockeying with the controls. With the second engine out this became easier. Fortunately, several P-51's arrived driving off the Me 109's and escorted them back to England.  The plane crash landed but the aircraft held together. Four crewmen were hospitalized and unfortunately three crewmen were killed in action.

Harry was hospitalized for over a month and when discharged he requested to make his twenty-fifth mission. But since his aircraft was beyond repair with over 100 holes in the fuselage he was given a new job in intelligence instead of continuing with flying missions.  Since he had previously also worked in intelligence debriefing and was of German descent and spoke fluent German, Harry was dropped from a C-47 near Frankfurt where he made his way to one of his relative's home. He lived there and sent information back about the area, especially the I.G. Farben building which was later used by the U.S. Army, and a nearby POW camp. This camp was later converted into the 7407 European Command Intelligence Center during the Berlin Airlift.  Harry returned to America after the Allied troops entered Frankfurt in April 1945. He began to train again in B-29's for the Pacific but with the end of the war he was discharged on February 13, 1946. He re-enlisted in July 1946 in Los Angeles and went through retraining. He reported to Material Air Transport Command in Massachusetts to carry troops and equipment to Rhein/Main airfield in Germany. After being transferred to Rhein Main AFB in July 1947, he transferred from the Army Air Force to the new Air Force and his uniform went from olive drab to blue.

The Berlin Airlift began in June 1948.  Planes flew three corridors to Berlin, one from the American Zone at Rhein/Main AFB and two from the British zone while avoiding leaving the corridor by risk of being shot down by Russian fighters.  All ground traffic had been banned into the Russian zone.  Planes flew continually back and forth day and night to unload food and supplies in Berlin for approximately a year before the Russians reopened the city. While working on these missions he also worked with the 7407 European Command Intelligence Center until 1952. After the Berlin airlift, Harry returned to the United States and started training on the T-33 jet. After training he was assigned to the 52nd BS, 68th BW with B-47 bombers at Lake Charles Air Base, Louisiana (SAC) and remained in SAC from July 1953 until December 1956.  In January 1957 after a transfer to Munich, Germany to the 41st Troop Carrier Squadron and later back to Rhein/Main AFB, Harry was back to the 7407 European Command Intelligence Center again from 1958-1959.

In 1959 Harry returned to the U.S. and was first assigned to Dobbins AFB to the 32nd Air Division Headquarters and then was transferred to Westover AFB to the 76th Fighter Intercepter Squadron which was the last of the Flying Tigers. They flew F-102 Delta Daggers but in June 1961 the squadron was deactivated and he was transferred to Homestead AFB, Florida where they flew the F-104 Star Fighter. Harry retired on December 31, 1963. Harry also earned his B.A. from the University of Maryland in Political Science/History/Geography in 1956 and a M.A. from Boston University in Education and Psychology in 1977.

After retiring from the Air Force, Harry taught middle and high school and then was the Associate Director of the U.S.O. in Korea from 1964-66.  After moving back to the U.S. for a short while, Harry worked for the Army/Air Force Exchange as the Chief of Training in Thailand.  He then returned again to America and worked as the Director of Youth Activities and Outdoor Services at Homestead AFB and Ft. Mead.  Then he went to work as an Educator for the Department of the Army for the next twenty years and retired at West Point in December 1990. Harry married a lovely young German woman. They have four children and now live in Georgia. Harry has been a mission experience volunteer for over ten years where he enjoys telling his personal story.