Dear friends of USAF veteran & retired National/Pan Am pilot
Capt. Pat Ledford...........
From: ROBERT J LINDA CRAWFORD < crawgarden@msn.com >
Sent: Sunday, February 24, 2019 Subject: Pat Ledford NAL/PAA pilot
-IN MEMORY-
NAL/PAA Captain W. Pat Ledford
DOB Jan 3, 1930 DOH Feb 19, 1964 DOD Feb 22, 2019
USAF Korean War Veteran
Note: Services scheduled for Monday Feb 25, 2019 11:00
WILLIAM PATRICK LEDFORD (PAT ) , 89 YEARS OLD
JANUARY 3, 1930 - FEBRUARY 22, 2019
SON OF WILLIAM LEDFORD, SR. AND CORINNE BRAY
HE SERVED FROM 1950-1954 IN THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE, ACHIEVING THE RANK
OF STAFF SERGEANT. WHILE ON DUTY IN KOREA HE WAS WOUNDED AND UNDERWENT
REHABILITATION FROM HIS INJURIES AT MASARA AFB IN TOKYO, JAPAN. HE WAS AWARDED
THE BRONZE STAR FOR HIS COMBAT SERVICE AND WAS HONORABLY DISCHARGED FROM THE
MILITARY.
PAT ENJOYED A FULL CAREER AS AN AIRLINE PILOT FOR NATIONAL AIRLINES AND
THEN PAN AMERICAN AIRLINES, ACHIEVING THE RANK OF CAPTAIN AND CHIEF PILOT OF
NUMEROUS AIRCRAFT DURING HIS CAREER OF MANY YEARS.
PAT FOUND GREAT PLEASURE IN FISHING BUT HAD AN EVEN STRONGER INTEREST IN
BUILDING AND FLYING PITTS SPECIAL AEROBATIC AIRPLANES.
HE DEEPLY LOVED HIS FAMILY AND WAS CONTINUALLY CONCERNED FOR THEIR CARE AND
WELL BEING.
HE IS SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE DOROTHY OF 63 YEARS, HIS DAUGHTER PATRICIA
VERAS, HIS SON TROY LEDFORD AND HIS WIFE MELANIE AND THEIR SON LANDON. HIS
GRANCHILDREN BROOKE AND BLAKE AND THEIR MOTHER JAN LEDFORD. HIS SISTERS JUDY
HAMILTON AND LINDA LEDFORD, HIS BROTHERS GARY AND TED LEDFORD. IN ADDITION, HE
HAS MANY NIECES AND NEPHEWS.
THE SERVICES WILL BE HELD AT BRANAM FUNERAL HOME IN HOMESTEAD, FLORIDA ON
MONDAY FEBRUARY 25, 2019 AT 11:00.
IN LIEU OF FLOWERS DONATIONS CAN BE MADE IN HIS MEMORY TO:
THE WOUNDED WARRIORS PROJECT ( WWW.WOUNDEDWARRIORPROJECT.ORG )
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Thank you,
~ Carol for the PCN
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