Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Birmingham, Alabama
Honored By
Mr. Danny F. Pugh
Relationship
Son
ENTERED NAVY MAY 1943 AT AGE 17. TRAINED AS AN AVIATION RADIOMAN. NEVER GOT TO THE FLEET, BUT MADE IT AS FAR AS BARBERS POINT, HAWAII WAITING FLEET DUTY ASSIGNMENT UNTIL THE WAR ENDED. TRAINED AT BAINBRIDGE, MARYLAND; WHITING FIELD, FLORIDA AND JACKSONVILLE NAVAL AIR STATION, FLORIDA. FLEW IN BACKSEAT OF DIVE BOMBERS.