World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
LaVerne Ellis Woods
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Memphis, Tennessee
Honored By
Onie Woods
Relationship
Wife
SERVED WITH THE 91ST BOMB GROUP, 8TH AIR FORCE IN ENGLAND FROM SEPTEMBER 1943 TO DECEMBER 1943. FLEW 11 MISSIONS AS A B-17 CO-PILOT AND TWO MISSIONS AS FIRST PILOT. SHOT DOWN ON DECEMBER 31, 1943. CAPTURED AND SPENT 15 MONTHS IN STALAG LUFT I GERMAN POW CAMP IN POMERANIA.