First Lieutenant William G. Fuller Junior

Creator

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Identifier

20031326

Description

First Lieutenant William G. Fuller Junior, who got his first plane ride at the age of 18 months and started learning to fly at 12 or 13 years old, came home from 10 months in the Pacific this week with an Air Medal and seven clusters and an Asiatic-Pacific ribbon with three stars for major engagements pinned under his silver wings. Since going overseas, Lt. Fuller has flown 100 combat missions with 48 contacts with the enemy, amassing 500 combat hours. But his flying experience started long before he enlisted in the Army Air Forces in April 1942. Lt. Fuller is wearing his military uniform is standing against a wall. Star-Telegram March 15, 1944

Archival Date

1944-03-14

Collection Name

Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection

Collection Number

AR406-6-333

Original Format

Negatives, Black & White

File Format

JPG

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Subjects

Fuller, W. G., Jr. (First Lt.); Military uniforms; Military air pilots; Military decorations; Medals; United States. Army Air Forces