WOOTEN, ROLAND F.
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1915-1968. Class of 1936. Famous World War II ace in the European theatre. One of the most highly decorated Citadel graduates and the most decorated Citadel alumnus of World War II. He flew more than 200 missions in Europe. He was shot down three times and spent eight months in a German prison camp. He won the Distinguished Flying Cross with cluster, Air Medal and 21 Oak Leaf Clusters, and the Purple Heart with cluster. Attained the rank of Major in the U.S. Air Corps/Air Force. Named by President Kennedy as U. S. Postmaster for Charleston, 1961. (Sources: South Carolina Lives, p. 673. REF F268 .D8; Stewart R. King, "Roland Wooten Dies in Plane Crash," News and Courier, February 26, 1968, pp. 1A, 9A; "Wooten Loved Thrill of Flying," News and Courier, February 27, 1968, pp. 1A-2A) (HN & DH)
