World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Haydel Joseph White, Sr.
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Wallace, Louisiana
Honored By
Family
PROUDLY SERVED AS A CAPTAIN AND WAS A MEMBER OF THE TUSKEGEE AIRMEN BOMBER SQUADRON. PARTICIPATED IN THE INFAMOUS 'FREEMAN FIELD MUTINY' IN INDIANA WHERE 162 BLACK OFFICERS DEFIED THEIR COMMANDERS BY ENTERING THE DESIGNATED 'WHITES ONLY' OFFICER'S CLUB. CAPTAIN WHITE WAS HONORABLY DISCHARGED FROM MILITARY SERVICE IN 1946.