World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
William R. Pound, Jr.
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Milford, Utah
Honored By
Ralph Bozorth
HE WAS A LIEUTENANT COLONEL AND THE NAVIGATOR ON THE 12TH B-25 BOMBER THAT TOOK OFF FROM THE AIRCRAFT CARRIER USS HORNET FOR THE DOOLITTLE RAID ON TOKYO, JAPAN APRIL 18, 1942. AFTER TOKYO RAID, FLEW 50 MISSIONS IN EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS BETWEEN SEPTEMBER 1942 AND MARCH 1944. RELEASED FROM ACTIVE DUTY AUGUST 1948. DECORATIONS INCLUDE DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS, AIR MEDAL WITH 7 OAK LEAF CLUSTERS AND THE CHINESE ARMY, NAVY, AND AIR CORPS MEDAL, CLASS A, 1ST GRADE.