Roll of Honor

Midshipmen entering the gates of Columbia University, circa 1943.


William Henry Vail, II

  • School: Physicians & Surgeons
  • Class Year: 1939
  • War: World War II
  • Date of Death: September 19, 1942

Lieutenant William Henry Vail II, M.D., was killed in the crash of a military airplane while serving as Group Surgeon of the 26th Air Service, U.S. Army Air Forces, September 19, 1942.

William Henry Vail, II
William Henry Vail, II
William Henry Vail, II
William Henry Vail, II

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