Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Ashland, Kentucky
Honored By
Mr. Mark L. Williams
HE FLEW, PILOTED B-26 BOMBERS OUT OF AUSTRALIA AND LATER NEW GUINEA AGAINST JAPANESE BASES. SHOT DOWN ONCE OVER NEW GUINEA, BUT HE AND CREW RESCUED BY AUSTRALIAN PATROL AND CONTINUED BOMBING RUINS. RETURNED TO U.S. IN 1944 WITH LIFELONG DYSENTERY.