World War II Honoree

Willis Rutledge Winters

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Vincent, Texas

Honored By

Dennis Michael Cate

Relationship

Nephew

IN THE FALL 1942/SPRING 1943, HE WAS IN THE RESERVE OFFICERS TRAINING CORPS AT TARLETON STATE COLLEGE IN STEPHENVILLE, TEXAS. HE RETURNED TO VINCENT IN THE SUMMER OF 1943 ON HARDSHIP DEFERMENT TO WORK ON THE FAMILY FARM, HOWEVER, HE ENTERED SERVICE MAY 1, 1944 AND WAS HONORABLY DISCHARGED NOVEMBER 23, 1945 WITH RANK OF CORPORAL. HE WAS IN BASIC TRAINING AT SHEPHERD FIELD, WICHITA FALLS ARMY AIR FORCE, WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS. HE WAS STATIONED AT RANDOLPH ARMY AIR FORCE, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, WHERE HE SPENT MOST OF HIS TIME. HE WAS ALSO STATIONED AT KELLY FIELD, SAN ANTONIO, BIG SPRING ARMY AIR FORCE, BIG SPRING, TEXAS, AND WILLIAMS FIELD, MESA, ARIZONA.