Local World War II pilot honored for service
Pam Younker, U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff Civic Leader, displays of photo of 2nd Lt. Thomas W. Richardson, World War II B-17 pilot’s aircraft, after he crashed landed it in Poland during World War II, while speaking at a posthumous presentation ceremony at Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Georgia, Jan. 23, 2018. Richardson served in the Army Air Corps 1943 to 1945. He became one of the first B-17 pilots in 8th Air Force’s "Hell's Angels" in the 303rd Bomb Group. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sergeant Andrew Park)