World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Wendell W. Watkins, Jr.
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Belleville, Arkansas
Honored By
Sheila Parsley Young
Relationship
Patriot
AT THE AGE OF 16 HE RECEIVED HIS PILOT'S LICENSE AND WAS HIRED AS A CIVILIAN FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR FOR WWII PILOTS. HE LATER JOINED THE AIR TRANSPORT COMMAND FLYING FIGHTER AND TRANSPORT PLANES.