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Major Otho M. 'Tex' Eakin Jr.

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Major Otho M. 'Tex' Eakin Jr.

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Wall of Honor Level:
Air and Space Friend

Honored by:
Lafaun Eakin

Tex Eakin was a B-17 pilot in the 8th Air Force in World War II, flying out of England. He was a docent at The National Air and Space Museum for 8 years and worked in third world countries through the United Nations programs working to establish weather schools for their countries.

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