Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Union Springs, Alabama
Honored By
Mrs. Elaine P. Taylor
THE 5TH AIR FORCE. HAD FLOWN 32 MISSIONS AS AN ENGINEER AND GUNNER AND HAD 200 HRS COMBAT WHEN HE WAS SHOT DOWN IN JAPANESE TERRITORY. CRASHED INTO THE OCEAN. BODY NOT RECOVERED. RECEIVED THE AIR MEDAL, PURPLE HEART AND THE DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS.