Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Blountville, Tennessee
Honored By
Earl L. Feathers
Relationship
Brother
ENLISTED IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY AIR FORCE ON 14 JULY 1942. TRAINED AT THE COOKS AND BAKERS SCHOOL AT KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, KEESLER, MISSISSIPPI. PROMOTED TO MESS SERGEANT AND SERVED TWO YEARS AT BEDFORD AIR FORCE BASE, CHICOPEE FALLS, MASSACHUSETTS, AND WILMINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA. WENT OVERSEAS FOR ONE AND ONE-HALF YEARS TO IE SHIMA WITH THE TWENTY-FIRST FIGHTER SQUADRON. DISCHARGED IN JANUARY 1946. HE DIED 3 AUGUST 1992.