REFLECTIONS

Reflections by Sammy Way: Shaw cadet crashed in Wateree Swamp

Posted 3/3/19

Reflections remembers the events leading to solving the mystery of a missing Shaw Field cadet. In 1943, Gerald T. Held of Chappaqua, New York, was on a routine flight when his plane crashed. The ensuing search, led by Maj. William J. Esch, …

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