Our walk today was dedicated in honor of:
Navy Veteran William Leslie Burgess Jr., Age 93 of Crossville, TN.
Died Jan. 29, 2022
He was born on July, 16, 1928 in DeLeon, TX
Mr. Burgess was a member of the Fairfield Glade United Methodist Church of Crossville. He served in the U.S. Navy from 1945 through 1969, retiring in the rank of Commander. He flew 103 combat missions during the Korean War and received the Distinguished Flying Cross and six Combat Air medals. He graduated from the U.S. Naval Test Pilot School at Patuxent River, MD, and served four tours in Research, Development, Test and Evaluation (RDT&E). He also graduated from the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, CA.
After retiring from the U.S. Navy, he worked for the Grumman Aerospace Corporation in Bethpage, NY, and Hercules Allegany Ballistics Laboratory in Rocket Center, WV, retiring in 1991.
We had a great 6.02 Mile walk and what an amazing day at the cruise in. We started out by walking to Boats & Harbors to see the boat anchor and then we stopped in at the War memorial Park and then we had the honor of meeting a lot of great people at the cruise in today. I want to thank my friend Robert for walking with us today and I want to thank all who honked, waved, and saluted and all who showed support today at the cruise in for helping us honor this great hero. We had 182 honks today. It was amazing. Thank You.
Navy Veteran William Leslie Burgess Jr will not be forgotten !
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