Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Franklin Parish, Louisiana
Honored By
Willie W. Russell
SERVED FROM 1941 TO 1945. SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS. RECEIVED THE AIR MEDAL WITH 1 SILVER CLUSTER AND 1 BRONZE CLUSTER, PURPLE HEART, PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH 1 SILVER STAR AND 1 BRONZE STAR, AMERICAN DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL AND THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL. WOUNDED IN AUSTRIA IN 1944.