National Geo "Spitfire"

[jond41403]

I didn't realize that we had that many veteran pilots from this area until I read this thread. I knew Bush 41 lived in Kingsport for about 6 months before he enlisted in World War II I believe it was(or maybe it was his parents that lived here I can't remember). When he was shot down and picked up by a submarine, one of the crew of the submarine was from Johnson City but I can't remember his name. And I have a first cousin that flew Mohawks in Vietnam that is still missing in action, his name is Charles Alva Dale and was born in Church Hill which is 5 minutes away from Kingsport and he's been missing since 65. I didn't realize East Tennessee contributed alot pilot wise