TREST, Warren Alexander, 86, of Montgomery, AL, passed away on Monday, December 11, 2017. He was born on February 13, 1931 in Louisville, Mississippi to the late Warner Alexander Trest and Lillian Ersell Miller Trest. He graduated from the University of Southern Mississippi. Warren was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War and received the Purple Heart during his time of service. He retired as Senior Historian from the Air Force Historical Research Agency at Maxwell A.F. B. An author of several books including “Air Commando One”, “Once a Fighter Pilot”, “Wings of Denial”, and “Nobody but the People” – a biography of former Alabama Governor John Patterson. He is survived by his loving wife, Kyung S. Trest, whom he married in 1961 in Seoul, Korea; three children, Myong Trest, John Trest, and Thomas Trest; three grandchildren, Maya Trest, Naomi Trest, and Calder Trest; his sister, Sandra Sisson. A visitation will be held at Alabama Heritage Funeral Home on Saturday, December 16, 2017 beginning at 10:00 a.m., followed by a graveside service in Alabama Heritage Cemetery at 11:00 a.m.
