World War II Honoree

Warren Douglas Hall

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Escalon, California

Honored By

A Grateful American

AFTER GRADUATING FROM ESCALON HIGH SCHOOL, HE ATTENDED MODESTO JUNIOR COLLEGE WHERE HE LEARNED TO FLY. UPON OBTAINING HIS PILOT’S LICENSE, HE JOINED THE UNITED STATES ARMY AIR FORCE AS A PILOT AND FLEW B-17 BOMBERS OVER GERMANY DURING WWII, RETIRING WITH THE RANK OF LIEUTENANT COLONEL. UPON RETURNING TO THE UNITED STATES, HE TOURED THE COUNTRY ON A BOND TOUR WITH GENERAL GEORGE C. PATTON AND GENERAL JIMMY DOOLITTLE. AFTER TURNING DOWN AN OFFER FROM GENERAL DOOLITTLE TO REMAIN IN THE SERVICE AS HIS PERSONAL AIDE, HE RETURNED TO THE FAMILY RANCH IN ESCALON.