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Unknown Officer Sees Brother Get Wings

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09587.187 Author/Creator: Unknown Place Written: s.l. Type: Newspaper clipping Date: circa 1945 Pagination: 1 p. ; 9 x 15 cm. Order a Copy

A newspaper clipping with a picture of James T. Williams, Geraldine Williams, Eugene W. Williams, and Cordelia Williams. The caption is about Eugene Williams recieving his wings and commission from the Tuskegee Army Air Field.

Twitty, Geraldine Williams, 1930-
Williams, Cordelia Shelton (1884-1978)
Williams, Eugene W. (1925 - 1949)
Williams, James T. II (1914-1966)

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