97-Year-Old Illinois Vet Earns College Degree 80 Years Later
You are NEVER too old to do anything!
Bill Gossett is proving that statement to be totally true with his amazing recent accomplishment. Bill who is now 97, attended Lincoln College for a short time before transferring to the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, but he ended up joining the U.S. Army Air Corps before finishing a degree.
Nearly 80 years later, Bill accomplished something really special. He earned his college degree and graduated. After he returned from the war, he took over the family business, Gossett s Cleaners, instead of returning to school. In 2019, Gossett approached Lincoln College officials about returning to the school to finish his associate s degree.
During World War II the United States government used colorful and catchy posters to build public support for the war and remind pilots, mechanics, and other aviation workers to follow best practices for safety, resource preservation, and efficiency.