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  • William Watson Holt Jr.
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    Wall of Honor Level:
    Air and Space Friend

    Honored by:
    Mr. Don Holt

    William Holt, Jr., Captain, Air Corps Reserve,
    Graduated Ga. Tech '42, B.S. in ME
    Civilian Pilot Training, Private Pilot License, summer 1941
    R.O.T.C., 2nd Lt, Active Duty, May '42.
    Station: Air Material Command, Armament Lab., Wright Field, Dayton, OH
    Flight Training, in grade, Class 43-D, assigned S.E. Training Command:
    Basic, Montgomery, AL
    Primary: Helena, AK, PT-19 aircraft
    Basic: Gunter Field, AL- BT-13 aircraft
    Advanced: Columbus, MI-AT-6, 9 & 10 aircraft
    Aerial Gunnery: Eglin AF Base, FL
    B-17 Transition, Lockbourne AF Base, OH
    R.T.U., 2nd AF- Euphreta, WA & Rapid City, SD Returned to Wright Field, Oct., '43, Assigned to Bomber Flight Test as
    Performance Test Pilot.
    Qualified in 67 types of aircraft Including: Trainers, Cargo, Bombers, Fighters,
    Northrup Wing (N-9M-B) & YP-80. Attended Air Force Engineering School, Class- 45C Separated from Active Duty October, 1946 In Active Reserves @ Marietta, GA from '46 through '50 Resigned Commission 1950. Total flight time 2000 hours 1st Pilot-including 1200 hours 4- engine.

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