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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Leon Wayne Winkes

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Casper, Wyoming

Honored By

Anne Metzler

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

VOLUNTEERED TO FLY B-24S AND WAS STATIONED IN TENNESSEE, WHERE PILOTS WERE TRAINING FOR THE NORMANDY INVASION. HE THEN BECAME A MEMBER OF THE WING STANDARDIZATION BOARD, CHECKING AND INSTRUCTING PILOT INSTRUCTORS WITHIN THE TRAINING WING. HE ALSO SERVED AS A STAFF PILOT, FLYING ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL ON CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHTS.