World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Wiley R. Hawkins
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Washington, North Carolina
Honored By
Washington High School Alumni
SERVED AS B-24 FLIGHT ENGINEER AND WAIST GUNNER WITH 766TH SQUADRON, 461ST BOMB GROUP, 15TH AIR FORCE. AIRCRAFT FAILED TO RETURN FROM BOMBING MISSION OVER AUSTRIA OCTOBER 16, 1944 AND HE WAS CAPTURED AND BECAME A PRISONER OF WAR.