World War II Honoree

Herbert Forrest Dotson, Jr.

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

San Antonio, Texas

Honored By

David Ward

Relationship

Friend

SERVED IN U.S. ARMY AIR FORCES, 1942 THROUGH THE WAR YEARS. THEN, A CAREER IN THE U.S. AIR FORCE RETIRING IN 1971. PILOT INSTRUCTOR FOR B-24 AND B-25 BOMBERS. AN ENGINEER, HE HELPED DEVELOP EARLY ELECTRONIC SURVEILLANCE SYSTEMS DURING THE WAR. HE LED AIR FORCE ENGINEERS, WORKED WITH LOCKHEED ON ATLAS ICBM DEVELOPMENT AND AGENA SPACE VEHICLE PROGRAMS. FOR OUTSTANDING SERVICES, 1964-1967, HE RECEIVED THE LEGION OF MERIT AWARD AND THE FIRST OAK LEAF CLUSTER FOR OUTSTANDING ENGINEERING WORK, 1967-1971.