World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Thomas Beasley Applewhite
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Memphis, Tennessee
Honored By
William Lynch
Relationship
Friend
Awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross, Purple Heart, and the Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster. Shot down over occupied Holland after bombing a ball bearing plant in Schweinfurt, Germany. Escaped through French Underground via the Comet route.