Combat Veteran Shares Life Story of Courage and Determination

For Brig. Gen. William Troy Tolbert, it is passion, integrity, hard work, and perseverance that got him to the top of the chain of command in the US Air Force, not family wealth. He recounts his story of simplicity to greatness in his memoir, From Dirt to Duty.

Gen. William Troy Tolbert was raised in a farm in Mississippi where he grew up doing various farm chores. He played football in high school and it got him in Mississippi State University. His humble beginning as a farm boy in the cotton fields of Mississippi did not stop him from becoming a fighter pilot and, later on, serving in the Vietnam War. His relentless motivation to be the best pushed him to become a commander of three Air Force fighter wings, namely, Moody Air Force Base, Hill Air Force Base, and Langley Air Force Base.

Amazon customer William H. Cox says, “General Tolbert gives us an insight into a powerful life of a dedicated American jet fighter pilot.” Follow the rest of Gen. William Troy Tolbert’s journey by purchasing a copy of his book in all major online retailers.

The book was displayed on LitFire Publishing’s booth during the 2017 Frankfurt Book Fair in Germany, which spanned from October 11 to 15.
 
 
 

From Dirt to Duty
Written by William Troy Tolbert
Paperback | $24.95
 
Book copies are available on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and other online book retailers.
 
 
About the Author

Brig. Gen. William Troy Tolbert graduated with a bachelor’s degree in accounting in 1955, from the Mississippi State University, where he was commissioned to the US Armed Forces through the Reserve Officers’ Training and Corps Program. He trained for service in Squadron Officer School and Air War College at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, and the Industrial College of the Armed Forces. General Tolbert served in different bases and during the Vietnam War. He has combat crew training and flew more than two hundred combat missions in Southeast Asia. In September 8, 1980, he was promoted to brigadier general.

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