WWII pilot laid to rest at Fort Snelling

Name: WWII pilot laid to rest at Fort Snelling
Uploaded: 2025-01-15T02:18:30Z
Duration: 2 min 51 s
Description: Another member of the Greatest Generation has passed, as WWII pilot Bill Patten has been laid to rest at Fort Snelling. FOX 9’s Tim Blotz recalls a previous encounter when Patten was able to once again step into the cockpit of a vintage BT-13 bomber – at the age of 101.

Another member of the Greatest Generation has passed, as WWII pilot Bill Patten has been laid to rest at Fort Snelling. FOX 9’s Tim Blotz recalls a previous encounter when Patten was able to once again step into the cockpit of a vintage BT-13 bomber – at the age of 101.

Posted January 14, 2025 8:18pm CST