Woodrow W. Crockett entered the U.S. Army  as a private in  1940, became an aviation cadet in 1942, and retired as a Lt. Colonel in the U.S. Air Force in  1970.

TEN Questions:

Woodrow Crockett

     In this online exhibit, TMS presents 10 questions to former & current Arkansas residents who have made an impact regionally or nationally. The 10 questions represent grades 3-12 of area schools and are answered by Woodrow Crockett (Lt.Col. U.S.A.F. ret.).

     Woodrow W. Crockett was born in Homan, Arkansas in 1918. He moved to Little Rock, Arkansas to continue his education and in 1940 joined the U.S. Army and distinguished himself as a Model Soldier of the Regiment in the Army’s first all African-American field artillery unit. He later transferred to the Tuskegee Army Air Field and, in 1943, was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant. As part of the 100th fighter squadron, 332nd fighter group he flew 149 combat missions while stationed in Italy during World War II.

     Lt. Col. Crockett remained in the military for 30 years, flying another 45 combat missions during the Korean War.

Unless otherwise noted, All images in this presentation were used courtesy of the MacArthur Museum of Arkansas Military History in Little Rock, Arkansas

Special thanks to

Woodrow Crockett

Dr. Rosemary Crockett and the Crockett Family for their participation and assistance in the development of this project.

     Over the course of his outstanding career,  Lt. Col. Crockett has been awarded 2 medals for bravery (1945 & 1953), the Distinguished Flying Cross, the Meritorious Service Medal, Air Force Medal with 4 oak leaf clusters, Air Force Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster among other commendations. The medals for bravery were earned while saving the lives of fellow soldiers.

 

 

Please click on the “Ten Questions” link to the top left to begin.