World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Earnest Courtney Wilson
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Paducah, Kentucky
Honored By
Jack Tarkington
Relationship
Friend
SERVED FROM DECEMBER 1942 THROUGH FEBRUARY 1946. ASSIGNED TO THE 8TH AIRWAYS SQUADRON OF THE 1ST AIR FORCE BASED IN ST. JOHNS, NEWFOUNDLAND, CANADA AS A FLIGHT ENGINEER ON A B-25. PROVIDED SUPPORT AND TRANSPORTATION SERVICE TO THE 1ST AIR FORCE COMMANDERS (BRIGADIER GENERAL CONNELL, BRIGADIER GENERAL HAYNES, LIEUTENANT GENERAL BROOKS) AND ALSO PERFORMED SUBMARINE PATROL DUTIES.