WWII Veterans

5. Became a Tuskegee Airman, protecting Herb Heilbrun in flight more than once
7. Received secret training on new radar technology and was Superintendent of Batavia Schools from 1968-1974
8. Was a tail gunner with the Bloody Hundredth
10. Was part of Operation Carpetbagger
11. Was a pilot of a B-17 and became great friends with John Leahr years after the war

1. Graduated from West Point and learned to fly 57 different planes
2. Served as a bombardier on the B-24 and was shot down over France
3. Was a photo gunner on B-25s for 48 missions
4. Left Purdue University to become a B26 pilot in WWII
6. Was a navigator on a B-25 during the Doolittle Raid and a German prisoner of war for 2 years
9. Chose to join the Army Air Corps over going to Xavier on a scholarship