World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Douglas R. Wight
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Westfield, New Jersey
Honored By
Alexander Jacobs, Jr.
SERVED WITH THE INDIA-CHINA WING, AIR TRANSPORT COMMAND AS A PILOT OF A C-46 COMMANDO TRANSPORT AIRCRAFT. KILLED ON MARCH 27, 1944 WHEN HIS AIRCRAFT CRASHED IN THE HIMALAYAN MOUNTAINS WHILE ON A RESUPPLY MISSION FROM KUNMING, CHINA TO SOOKERATING, INDIA. AWARDED THE AIR MEDAL, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL, AND AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL.