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Thomas Ray White
23 Sep 1933 – 16 Dec 1964
| Birth | 23 Sep 1933 |
| Death | 16 Dec 1964 |
| Cemetery | Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery Dallas , Dallas County , Texas , USA |
| Added by | Bill Harrison on 23 Jul 2017 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/178411252 |
Bio
Thomas Ray White graduated from T. C. Hassell Elementary, Forest Ave. High, Class of January, 1952, and East Texas State University, Class of 1956. He lived in the vicinity of Parry Ave. and Fourth Ave. near Fair Park in Dallas. He enrolled in the Air Force ROTC at East Texas State University and was awarded an Air Force commission upon graduation. He went to flight school and became a bomber pilot. He flew over 100 missions in Vietnam before he knew anything about Vietnam. After he completed his duty in Vietnam he rotated back to the States where he was stationed at Hurlburt Field, FL as part of the 603rd Air Commando Squadron. He was killed in a training accident in B-26K (Serial Number 64-17656) just outside of Eglin AFB, FL on 16 Dec 1964. He was survived by his wife, a son, a daughter, both parents, a brother and a sister. He was buried in the Dallas - Ft. Worth National Cemetery. Bio provided by his friend and roommate at E.T.S.U. - Billy F. Collard, Class of 1952 Further info provided by Contributor: Invader HistoricalFoundation (49735470)
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