Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Shelby, North Carolina
Honored By
Phyllis M. Tate
Relationship
Niece
SERVED AS A TOP TURRET GUNNER ON A B-17 OVER FRANCE AND BERLIN, GERMANY. SHOT DOWN AND WAS HIDDEN BY FRENCH UNDERGROUND UNTIL CAPTURED BY GERMANS. BECAME A POW AND WAS LIBERATED BY RUSSIAN FORCES.