2021 Born in Columbia, South Carolina, William O. “Bill” Kendall, Jr. enlisted in the US Air Force in 1950, where he served as a mechanic on B25s, B29s, F-86s, F-80s, F-84s and P-51s. Upon his discharge from the military in 1953, Kendall began a civilian career in...
2021 Darwin H. Simpson began his 39-year military career in the Arkansas Army National Guard in 1964. In 1967, Simpson graduated from the Army’s OCS program and was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant. Throughout his career, Major General Simpson has held numerous staff...
2019 Walter Ingram “Walt” Johnson Born in Fayetteville, N.C. on August 28, 1945, Walter Ingram “Walt” Johnson began his aviation career at age 15 when he took a part-time job as a line boy at the Sumter, S.C., airport. He soloed his first plane, a Piper...
2019 Wesley Frank Walker Wesley Frank Walker was born in Rock Hill on June 7, 1947. The proud son of a World War II B-17 pilot, Walker grew up in the Neelys Creek community, where he was a member of Boy Scout Troop 132 and earned the Eagle Scout Badge. He attended...
2017 Henry James “Hank” Brown, Jr. Hank Brown was born on May 3, 1944 and grew up in Greenville. He is the proud father of Buffy and Jay, and grandfather of Will, Olivia, Alex and Christian. Hank’s friends and family know him for his incredible memory and...
