World War II veteran from San Antonio celebrates 100th birthday

SAN ANTONIO – B.L. Craighead, a World War II veteran from San Antonio, turns 100 years old on Monday.

He is also a former pilot who loves to go fishing.

The veteran’s family celebrated with him over the weekend with friends, sharing stories and everlasting memories.

“We would go fishing a lot down at Laguna Madre,” B.L. Craighead’s daughter-in-law said.

Another woman told KSAT a story about how B.L. Craighead met his late wife decades ago as she and her friend waited for a bus to come.

“We were always fishing my whole life,” Don Craighead said. “My dad and his parents loved to fish, and he loved to fish, and every time we turned around, we were going fishing at the coast or Medina Lake.”

B.L. Craighead said he was very happy with the love his family and friends showed him on such a special day.