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Hoyt Mitchell Warren was born April 22, 1917 in Hackneyville, Alabama. He graduated from Alabama Polytechnic Institute (later Auburn University) in 1939 with a bachelor’s degree in Agricultural Education. He later received a master’s degree and doctorate in Agricultural Administration from Cornell University. Similar to many others of the “Greatest Generation”, Hoyt M. Warren volunteered and was accepted into the United States Army Air Corps as an Aviation Cadet in 1942. He served as a P-51 “Mustang” pilot with the 109th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron, flying 77 combat missions, earning the Distinguished Flying Cross for his efforts in helping stop the German Army’s advance across the Seine River at the “Falaise Gap”. He also earned the Air Medal with fourteen Oak Leaf Clusters, the European Campaign Ribbon with four battle stars, a Presidential Unit Citation, and the World War II Victory Medal. In 1982 he authored “Spy in the Sky” which described his service as a World War II P-51 pilot. The popularity of this book has warranted four printings.