Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Greenville, South Carolina
Honored By
Kathryn Purcell
Relationship
Daughter
LEAD 28 BOMBING MISSIONS OVER GERMANY AS A CAPTAIN IN THE U.S. ARMY AIR CORPS. WHEN HE RETURNED FROM EUROPE, HE FLEW THE MEMPHIS BELLE TO ARIZONA WHICH WAS TO BE HER FINAL RESTING PLACE (AT THAT TIME).