Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Spartanburg, South Carolina
Honored By
Ray S. Bassett
Relationship
Friend
SERVED AS A PILOT OF LOCKHEED P-38 (F-5) LIGHTNING AIRCRAFT FLYING UNARMED PHOTO RECONNAISSANCE MISSIONS FROM SAN SEVERO, ITALY TO TARGETS IN AUSTRIA, GERMANY, ITALY AND THE BALKANS WITH THE 15TH AIR FORCE, 5TH PHOTO RECONNAISSANCE GROUP, 32ND PHOTO RECONNAISSANCE SQUADRON, FEBRUARY TO MAY 1945. AWARDED THE DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS, AIR MEDAL AND FOUR BATTLE STARS ON THE CAMPAIGN BADGE.