World War II Honoree

William H. White

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Hinton, Oklahoma

Honored By

William E. Shaklee

Relationship

Friend

RECEIVED HIS WINGS IN APRIL 1945 AT DOUGLAS AIR FORCE BASE IN ARIZONA. HE WAS TRANSFERRED TO LINCOLN, NEBRASKA, WHERE HE WAS TO BE PART OF A CREW FOR OVERSEAS ASSIGNMENT. AFTER THE ATOMIC BOMBS WERE DROPPED ON JAPAN, HIS JOB WAS TO FLY CREWMEN WHO HAD RETURNED FROM THEIR OVERSEAS MISSIONS. THESE FLIGHTS WERE MADE IN THE NORTH AMERICAN T6 AIRCRAFT.