He received a number of military awards plus medals from the Chinese National Government and the People's Republic of China.Īfter the war, he had a business career in advertising in Chicago until his retirement in 1974. He was an intelligence officer and a member of the 40th Bomb Group and in the 20th Bomber Command, headquartered in India and China. Rooney was drafted into military service on Jand was a member of the Army Air Forces until his honorable discharge on points in February 1946. William Albert Rooney, known as Bill, was born on Augin La Corrse, Wisconsin.