World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Henry Townsend Wilson, Jr.
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Honored By
Robert S. Cox
ENLISTED IN THE ARMY AIR FORCES DURING THE WAR. FLEW A WIDE VARIETY OF AIRCRAFT INCLUDING P-49 PURSUIT AIRCRAFT, B-25 'MITCHELL' BOMBERS, B-17 'FLYING FORTRESS' BOMBERS, B-24 'LIBERATOR' BOMBERS AND C-87 'LIBERATOR EXPRESS' AND C-109 'LIBERATOR' TRANSPORT AIRCRAFT. SERVED IN THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER IN THE CHINA-BURMA-INDIA (CBI) THEATER OF OPERATIONS FLYING OVER THE HIMALAYAN MOUNTAINS (THE HUMP) INTO CHINA FROM BASES IN INDIA. CONTINUED IN U.S. AIR FORCE SERVICE AFTER THE WAR UNTIL HIS RETIREMENT WITH THE RANK OF LIEUTENANT COLONEL.