Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Lexington, North Carolina
Honored By
Robert S. Cox
SERVED AS A SECOND LIEUTENANT WITH THE 358TH BOMBARDMENT SQUADRON, 303RD BOMBARDMENT GROUP IN THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER. KILLED IN ACTION ON FEBRUARY 22, 1944. AWARDED THE PURPLE HEART, AIR MEDAL WITH OAK LEAF CLUSTER, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.