World War II Honoree

Wallace Lee 'W. L.' Morrow

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Waynesville, North Carolina

Honored By

Alli & Dennis Sanderson, Kirk & Paige Sanderson

Relationship

Daughter, Son-in-law & Grandchildren

HIS PLANE WAS DITCHED IN THE ENGLISH CHANNEL ON 3/5/44. REMAINED IN THE HOSPITAL UNTIL 6/21/44. HE THEN FLEW AS CO-PILOT, CREW CHIEF ON GENERAL SPAATZ'S C-45. HE WAS ABLE TO HAVE THE HONOR OF MEETING SEVERAL GREAT GENERALS WHILE FLYING FOR GENERAL SPAATZ. HE MET GENERALS CURTIS, EISENHOWER, ANDERSON AND DOOLITTLE. HE ALSO MET COLONEL DAVE SCHILLING. ALL OF THESE MEETINGS GREATLY IMPACTED HIS LIFE.