World War II Honoree

William David Beard

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Arlington, Texas

Honored By

Barbara Beard Wooten

Relationship

Daughter

RECEIVED BASIC TRAINING AT SHEPHERD AIR BASE IN WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS; IN MOUNT PLEASANT, IOWA. RECEIVED AIR FORCE CADET TRAINING. WENT TO RADIO OPERATOR SCHOOL AT THE SIOUX FALLS AIR BASE, SOUTH DAKOTA. ATTENDED YUMA AIR BASE IN ARIZONA FOR AIR GUNNERY SCHOOL. HE WAS 1 OF 5 TO REPRESENT YUMA AIR BASE IN NATIONAL GUNNERY COMPETITION IN FORT MYERS, FLORIDA. ALSO SANTA ANA AIR BASE IN CALIFORNIA FOR EVALUATION IN FLIGHT TRAINING; TYNDALL AIR BASE, PANAMA CITY, FLORIDA; FORT MACARTHUR, CALIFORNIA AT THE TIME OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL DISCHARGE DUE TO HIS BEING NEAR DEATH.