World War II Honoree

William Solon Aldridge

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Walters, Oklahoma

Honored By

James B. Aldridge

Relationship

Son

B-24 PILOT (SQUADRON OPERATIONS OFFICER) FLYING BRIEFLY OUT OF NORTH AFRICA, BUT MOSTLY OUT OF ENGLAND (SHIPDHAM AIRDROME, NORWICH). FLEW 30 COMBAT MISSIONS AND RECEIVED DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS WITH 2 OAK LEAF CLUSTERS, AIR MEDAL WITH 3 OAK LEAF CLUSTERS, AND EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER MEDAL WITH 4 BATTLE STARS. JULY 1943 TO OCTOBER 1944.