17th Troop Carrier Squadron Crew Members

Photograph by Robert Wilson, Pilot, 17th TCS, WWII

17th TCS Officers in World War II. Lt. Walter Prikyrl, Paul R. Smith (became a Delta Airlines Captain) Robert Wilson’s “best buddy,” Robert E. Wilson, and Lt. Herbert A. Theirl. Paul Smith married Herbert Theirl’s sister. Robert Wilson named his son after Paul Smith--Paul S. Wilson.