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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Horace Manchester Watkins

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Jackson, Mississippi

Honored By

Mary Woodward Watkins

Relationship

Wife

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Activity During WWII

ENTERED THE U.S. ARMY AS AN INFANTRYMAN IN 1942 AT FORT BENNING, COLUMBUS, GEORGIA. LATER HE ENTERED PILOT TRAINING AND EARNED HIS WINGS AND THE RANK OF SECOND LIEUTENANT AT MOODY ARMY AIR FIELD IN VALDOSTA, GEORGIA. HE WAS A PILOT FOR THE FERRY COMMAND FLYING FROM THE U.S. TO EUROPE. THEN HE FLEW THE 'HUMP' FROM INDIA TO CHINA.