White's younger brother James resolved to follow in his older brother's footsteps. He graduated from the Air Force Academy and became a fighter pilot. He set his sights on becoming a test pilot and then an astronaut. He thought that air combat experience would facilitate this, so he volunteered for service in the Vietnam War. While flying a combat mission on November 24, 1969, with 357th Tactical Fighter Squadron, he was killed when his aircraft crashed. Nearly half a century later his remains were identified, and they were buried adjacent to White's in West Point Cemetery on June 19, 2018.
white's younger brother james resolved to follow in his older brother's footsteps he graduated from the air force academy and became a fighter pilot he set his sights on becoming a test pilot and then an astronaut he thought that air combat experience would facilitate this so he volunteered for service in the vietnam war while flying a combat mission on november 24 1969 with 357th tactical fighter squadron he was killed when his aircraft crashed nearly half a century later his remains were identified and they were buried adjacent to white's in west point cemetery on june 19 2018