World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
William E. Dyess
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Shackelford County, Texas
Honored By
Frank Toth
Relationship
Fellow Veteran
HE SERVED WITH VALOR AND DISTINCTION DURING THE DEFENSE OF BATAAN AND CORREGIDOR. FOLLOWING THE INVASION OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS BY THE JAPANESE, HE WAS HELD POW AND MANAGED TO ESCAPE. HE WAS SADLY LATER LOST IN AN AIR MISHAP ON DECEMBER 22, 1943 NEAR BURBANK, CALIFORNIA.