World War II Honoree

Herman Samuel Aubrey

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Homer, Louisiana

Honored By

Ginny LeDoux & Betty Aubrey

Relationship

Daughters

ENLISTED IN JANUARY 1944 AND TOOK FLIGHT TRAINING AT FORT STOCKTON, TEXAS; GOOD FELLOW ARMY AIR BASE IN SAN ANGELO, TEXAS AND PAMPA ARMY AIR BASE IN PAMPA, TEXAS. AWARDED HIS WINGS ON AUGUST 4, 1944 AT AGE 19, AT THAT TIME THE YOUNGEST PILOT IN THE ARMY AIR FORCES. IN OCTOBER 1944 HE WAS SENT OVERSEAS, TO CAIRO, EGYPT, WHERE HE FLEW A C-46 CARGO PLANE AND LATER ABIDAN, IRAN. HE WAS PROMOTED TO FIRST PILOT AFTER TRAINING AT MARRAKECH IN FRENCH MOROCCO. HE THEN RETURNED TO ABIDAN AND FLEW CARGO AND PASSENGERS BETWEEN CAIRO, TRIPOLI, AND CASA BLANCA.