He used his officer salary to make payments on the family's newly acquired home at 694 West Jeff Davis Avenue.

[5] On March 27, 1939, White was initiated in Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity, Iota chapter at the University of Chicago.

On May 20, 1942, White graduated as a member of Tuskegee aviation's 3rd ever Single Engine Section Cadet Class SE-42-E, receiving his wings and a commission as a 2nd Lieutenant.

[7] On July 2, 1943, White and the 99th Fighter Squadron flew in a 48-plane escort mission to protect twelve B-25 bombers en route to a German Luftwaffe base in Sicily.

White and McCullin are believed to have been among the first African American pilots killed during an aerial combat mission.

[3][4][5] Though White's final resting place is unknown, his name is listed on the Tablet of the Missing at the North Africa American Cemetery and Memorial in Carthage, Tunisia.