Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
El Paso, Texas
Honored By
Alfred Muckelroy
AIRCRAFT MECHANIC ON P-47, P-38, AND P-51 FIGHTERS. SERVED IN ENGLAND, FRANCE, BELGIUM, AND GERMANY FROM FEBRUARY 1944 TO SEPTEMBER 1945. LANDED ON OMAHA BEACH ON JULY 8, 1944. AWARDED THE BELGIAN FOURRAGERE FOR MERITORIOUS SERVICE DURING THE BATTLE OF ARDENNES. RECEIVED FIVE BATTLE STARS, SILVER STAR, PRESIDENTIAL CITATION.