World War II Honoree

William E. DuRoss

Branch of Service

U.S. Marine Corps

Hometown

Detroit, Michigan

Honored By

William Michael Armstrong

Relationship

Grandson

JOINED U.S. NAVAL AVIATION CADET PROGRAM IN 1942. TRAINED AT ST. LOUIS, PENSACOLA (FLIGHT CLASS 12B), CAMP KEARNY, AND EL CENTRO. PILOT, VMJ/VMR-152, MARINE AIR GROUP 25, PART OF SOUTH PACIFIC COMBAT AIR TRANSPORT (SCAT). FLEW R4D (DC-3) SERIES AIRCRAFT IN THEATER FROM SEPTEMBER 1943 TO FEBRUARY 1945, PARTICIPATING IN COMBAT AIR TRANSPORT OPERATIONS FROM THE NORTHERN SOLOMON ISLANDS TO THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS AND FLYING REGULAR ROUTES BETWEEN NEW CALEDONIA, NEW ZEALAND, AUSTRALIA AND THE SOLOMON ISLANDS. ENDED THE WAR AS 1ST LIEUTENANT, U.S. MARINE CORPS RESERVES.