World War II Honoree

William John Casey

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Belle Harbor, New York

Honored By

Roselle Casey Barbour

Relationship

Daughter

HE WAS TRAINED AS A TAIL GUNNER AND WAS STATIONED IN THE FLORIDA KEYS. THEY WOULD GO OUT ON NIGHT RECONNAISSANCE MISSIONS. HE WAS THEN RECRUITED INTO THE U.S. NAVY FLIGHT SCHOOL AND STUDIED TO BECOME A PILOT AT MURRAY STATE IN KENTUCKY, HOWEVER THE WAR ENDED AND HE WAS DISCHARGED. DURING HIS TIME AT MURRAY STATE HE PLAYED FOOTBALL.