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

SHEPHERD AIR BASE, WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, BASIC TRAINING. MT. PLEASANT, IOWA AIR FORCE CADET TRAINING. SIOUX FALLS AIR BASE, SOUTH DAKOTA RADIO OPERATOR SCHOOL. YUMA AIR BASE, ARIZONA AIR GUNNERY SCHOOL. ONE OF FIVE REPRESENTING YUMA AIR BASE IN NATIONAL GUNNERY COMPETITION, FT. MYERS, FLORIDA. SANTA ANNA AIR BASE, CALIFORNIA EVALUATION FOR FLIGHT TRAINING. TYNDALL AIR BASE, PANAMA CITY, FLORIDA. FT. MACARTHUR, CALIFORNIA. EMERGENCY MEDICAL DISCHARGE DUE TO DAD BEING NEAR DEATH.