Hometown
Compton, California
Honored By
Mr. & Mrs. Douglas F. Tally
FORMER WORLD WAR I VETERAN. AIRPLANE MECHANIC. SERVED IN FRANCE. DURING WWII, BECAUSE OF HIS EXPERTISE AS A ROAD GRADER IN LOS ANGELES AND SURROUNDING COUNTIES, HE WAS REQUISITIONED IN 1942 FROM THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY ROAD DEPARTMENT TO GRADE AND BUILD THE RUNWAYS AT CAMP PENDLETON MARINE BASE IN OCEANSIDE, CALIFORNIA.