World War II Honoree

Joseph Louis Betschart

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

San Diego, California

Honored By

Linda Jones & Barbara Bradley

Relationship

Daughters

PILOT. FERRIED VARIOUS TYPES OF TWIN ENGINE AIRCRAFT FROM FACTORIES TO DESTINATIONS ALL OVER THE U.S.; MAKING OVER 75 SUCH FLIGHTS. WHILE OVERSEAS, FLEW CARGO AND PASSENGERS BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATRE AND CHINA-BURMA-INDIA THEATRE, AMOUNTING TO OVER 400 FLYING HOURS AND RESULTING IN ONE OF THE LONGEST TWO ENGINE FLIGHTS IN THE WORLD. USED METEOROLOGY AND DEAD RECKONING NAVIGATION IN ALL TYPES OF WEATHER AND MANY TIMES AT NIGHT.