World War II Honoree

Darrell E. Wininger

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Independence, Kansas

Honored By

Mrs. Ardith Wininger

JOINED THE ARMY AIR CORPS AND DREAMED OF BECOMING A PILOT; BUT, WHILE HE WAS STATIONED IN FLORIDA, HE BECAME ILL WHEN HE PICKED UP A SKIN DISEASE ON HIS HANDS, BECAME INFECTED AND WENT INTO HIS BLOOD STREAM. HE SPENT TIME IN THE HOSPITAL AND NEARLY DIED. HE HAD TO LEAVE PILOT TRAINING, BUT HE TAUGHT YOUNG MEN TO BECOME PILOTS THROUGH HIS RADAR CLASSES. HE SERVED THREE YEARS.