Glenn “Red” Wilson and his wife, Frieda, were selling their home at Forest Grove and moving to Arizona. While waiting for the usual rigmarole associated with closing, I asked Red to give me a tour of the place. Glenn Wilson (1916-2004) was born in Owsley County and grew up on Cow Creek, about two miles outside Booneville (population 150). Glenn Wilson of Berea, one of the busiest men ever to tread the Transy boards. And he did, as he said, “Thanks to my terrific night vision.”The Navy moved Red to another carrier-based plane, the PBM Mariner, a seaplane that could stay in the air for eleven hours.

Source: Daily Sun March 25, 2026 21:32 UTC