Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Oklahoma
Honored By
Robert S. Cox
ENTERED ARMY APRIL 5, 1943. SELECTED FOR THE AVIATION CADET PROGRAM. GRADUATED AND WAS COMMISSIONED A 2ND LIEUTENANT IN MAY 1944. SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER; STATIONED IN ENGLAND. FLEW 40 COMBAT MISSIONS OVER GERMANY FROM 1944 TO 1945. AWARDED THE DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS AND AIR MEDAL WITH 6 OAK LEAF CLUSTERS. SEPARATED AS A 1ST LIEUTENANT JUNE 1945.