World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
William H. Wescott
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Dunn, Texas
Honored By
The Wescott Family
Relationship
Great Nephew
TECHNICAL SERGEANT. TURRET GUNNER ON A B-17 FLYING FORTRESS BETWEEN SEPTEMBER 1942 TO OCTOBER 1945 WITH THE 8TH BOMB GROUP IN ENGLAND. HIS AIRCRAFT WAS SHOT DOWN OVER GERMANY IN MARCH 1944. HE WAS CAPTURED AND TAKEN AS A POW. HE AND HIS POW CAMP WERE LIBERATED IN APRIL 1945.