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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

B. L. Craighead, Jr.

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

San Antonio, Texas

Honored By

Peggy Craighead Schooley

Relationship

Daughter

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

ENLISTED IN AIR CORPS IN JUNE 1943. ENTERED CADET TRAINING. GRADUATED CLASS 44-I IN NOVEMBER 1944 AT NAPIER FIELD, ALABAMA. EARNED WINGS, RATED A FIGHTER PILOT FLYING P-40. IN 1945, BECAME A RATED FLIGHT ENGINEER, INSTRUCTOR FOR B-29 AIRCRAFT, FLYING FROM RANDOLPH FIELD AT SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS.