Captain Cecil E. "Cece" Harris (December 2, 1916 – December 2, 1981) was a school teacher, United States naval aviator and World War II ace fighter pilot. Harris is remembered for actions in the Pacific Ocean Theater which earned him nine combat medals including the Navy Cross, the highest award for valor after the Medal of Honor. With 24 confirmed kills, he ended the war as the Navy's second-highest-scoring ace. Harris's performance is also remarkable for its consistency. He racked up 16 of his 24 aerial victories in just four days, downing 4 enemy aircraft each of those days. Not once during his 88-day tour with VF-18 did a single bullet so much as graze his aircraft. Both feats were rarely if ever repeated by other American aces with similar scores. These facts, combined with Harris's t