Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Fairfield, Texas
Honored By
Joy A. Fischer
Relationship
Wife
ENTERED AIR FORCE 2/16/43. 303RD BOMB GROUP (HEAVY), 358TH SQUADRON, 8TH AIR FORCE 1944-1945. SHOT DOWN OVER WIESBADEN, GERMANY, 11TH MISSION, ON AUGUST 15, 1944. POW STALAG LUFT VI AND IV. LIBERATED MAY 2, 1945. DISCHARGED AS STAFF SERGEANT OCTOBER 31, 1945. AWARDED WWII VICTORY MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH 2 BATTLE STARS, AMERICAN DEFENSE MEDAL, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, POW MEDAL, PURPLE HEART AND AIR MEDAL.