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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Samuel Augustus White, Jr.

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Savannah, Georgia

Honored By

McVMI 1943

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

HE ATTENDED THE VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE WITH THE CLASS OF 1943. HE LEFT TO JOIN THE U.S. ARMY AIR FORCES. HE SERVED IN FRENCH MOROCCO, TUNISIA, NAPLES-FOGGIA, SOUTHERN FRANCE. AWARDED THE DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS, MERITORIOUS SERVICE AWARD AND SEVERAL AIR MEDALS. HE LEFT THE SERVICE AS A LIEUTENANT COLONEL.