World War II Honoree

William Price Murrell

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

St. Petersburg, Florida

Honored By

Pearl Thomas

He enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Forces and was assigned to the Army flight school. By the age of 21, he was a pilot in Naples, Italy flying C-47 transport planes in Europe and North Africa. He hauled gasoline and ammunition, dropped paratroopers behind German lines, towed gliders carrying soldiers into combat, flew the Red Cross girls and donuts to the troops and diplomats to meetings, and, when the war ended, brought back British prisoners of war.