Dozens of friends and family members dropped by The Crawford Farm recently to wish William “Tom” Poston a happy 100th birthday.

A Statesville native, Poston joined the Air Force in 1942 and flew as an engineer on a B-17 during World War II. He served as superintendent for Iredell County Schools from 1970 to 1981.

Read the full article from Iredell Free News about this event here.

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