He entered the Army Air Corps in 1942 and served with the 12th Air Force in North Africa, flying the two-engine B-25 Mitchell bomber. His awards include the Distinguished Service Medal, Silver Star, Legion of Merit, Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal with 13 Oak Leaf Clusters, Air Force Commendation Medal with one Oak Leaf Cluster and the Croix de Guerre with Palm from France.
He married Liliane Doulcaris on January 28, 1945. He served in Morocco, establishing US bases, and was then chief of the policy branch of the US European Command. He taught instructors as the Air Force switched to jet aircraft. He began a series of duties with the chief of staff in 1959 and served at that level and the Joint Chiefs level until he retired. After retirement he lived in Washington, D.C., and was consultant to an airline and an oil company as well as developing his own business interests. He had lived in Palm Beach, Florida, for the last eight years.
Survivors include his wife of Palm Beach; son, Michael W. of Honolulu; brother, Grant W. of San Rafael, California and two grandchildren.
He married Liliane Doulcaris on January 28, 1945. He served in Morocco, establishing US bases, and was then chief of the policy branch of the US European Command. He taught instructors as the Air Force switched to jet aircraft. He began a series of duties with the chief of staff in 1959 and served at that level and the Joint Chiefs level until he retired. After retirement he lived in Washington, D.C., and was consultant to an airline and an oil company as well as developing his own business interests. He had lived in Palm Beach, Florida, for the last eight years.
Survivors include his wife of Palm Beach; son, Michael W. of Honolulu; brother, Grant W. of San Rafael, California and two grandchildren.
He entered the Army Air Corps in 1942 and served with the 12th Air Force in North Africa, flying the two-engine B-25 Mitchell bomber. His awards include the Distinguished Service Medal, Silver Star, Legion of Merit, Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal with 13 Oak Leaf Clusters, Air Force Commendation Medal with one Oak Leaf Cluster and the Croix de Guerre with Palm from France.
He married Liliane Doulcaris on January 28, 1945. He served in Morocco, establishing US bases, and was then chief of the policy branch of the US European Command. He taught instructors as the Air Force switched to jet aircraft. He began a series of duties with the chief of staff in 1959 and served at that level and the Joint Chiefs level until he retired. After retirement he lived in Washington, D.C., and was consultant to an airline and an oil company as well as developing his own business interests. He had lived in Palm Beach, Florida, for the last eight years.
Survivors include his wife of Palm Beach; son, Michael W. of Honolulu; brother, Grant W. of San Rafael, California and two grandchildren.
He married Liliane Doulcaris on January 28, 1945. He served in Morocco, establishing US bases, and was then chief of the policy branch of the US European Command. He taught instructors as the Air Force switched to jet aircraft. He began a series of duties with the chief of staff in 1959 and served at that level and the Joint Chiefs level until he retired. After retirement he lived in Washington, D.C., and was consultant to an airline and an oil company as well as developing his own business interests. He had lived in Palm Beach, Florida, for the last eight years.
Survivors include his wife of Palm Beach; son, Michael W. of Honolulu; brother, Grant W. of San Rafael, California and two grandchildren.
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