Major William L. Leverett, A Teacher Of Fighter Tactics In The States, Was Sent To Africa To Command A Squadron And Very Promptly Put His Theories Into Practice By Shotting Down 7 German Stuka Planes In A Dogfight Over The Island Of Rhodes. For This He Received The D.S.C. And The Air Medal With 13 Clusters For Other Missions. His Home Is In Columbia, South Carolina.
