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World War II Honoree

Civilian on the Home Front

Paul Milton Alexander

Hometown

Buffalo, Missouri

Honored By

John P. Alexander, Major, USAF (Ret.) & Philip R. Alexander, M.D.

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Activity During WWII

IN 1942 HE VOLUNTEERED AS A CIVILIAN INSTRUCTOR PILOT AT ARLEDGE FIELD, A CONTRACT PRIMARY-FLIGHT SCHOOL IN STAMFORD, TEXAS, WHERE HE TAUGHT ARMY AVIATION CADETS TO FLY IN THE FAIRCHILD PT-19 AIRCRAFT. LATER, HE FERRIED B-24 BOMBERS FROM THE CONSOLIDATED PRODUCTION PLANT AT FORT WORTH, TEXAS, ON THEIR FIRST LEG TO THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS.