William E Booth Jr...another Unfamous One

Bill Booth was a glider pilot stationed at Barkston Heath, probably as part of the 61st Troop Carrier Group. He took part in Operation 'Market Garden' in September 1944. He stayed in what became the US Air Force after the war, retiring as a Lieutenant Colonel. He married Georgette Y Hartenstine, who had also served in the US Army Air Corps during the Second World War, and they had a son, William E Booth III. Their son would go on to join the US Air Force too. He married Doris Ann Klehm in 1972 and they had a son, Eric William Booth, in 1980.
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We have just returned from Arnhem, visiting the former British Headquarters there, now a museum, the field where the paratroopers landed, the Airborne Cemetery, and the John Frost Bridge.  The full realization of what took place during Operation Market Garden is truly felt when visiting any one of these sites. We honor and remember those who perished, and those who survived.