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  • Obituary of a Quiet Hero

    12/10/2003 9:09:21 AM PST · by SLB · 3 replies · 129+ views
    Wyoming Eagle | 10 Dec 03
    William S. Rader 1914-2003 William S. Rader, 89, an Air Force brigadier general who flew missions over Europe and the Pacific during World War II, died of cardiac arrest Nov. 5 at his home in Alexandria, Va., where he had lived for 35 years. Gen. Rader was born May 21, 1914, in Wheeling, W.Va. In high school, he was an Olympic diving contender on the Pittsburgh Aquatic Team. He received a football scholarship to Wittenberg University, Springfield, Ohio. He then joined the Army Air Corp. He received his degree in military science from the University of Maryland. He also graduated...