Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Porterville, Mississippi
Honored By
Jimmie Lee Oden Mercer
Relationship
Friend
SERVED IN NORTH AFRICA AND ITALY AS A P-38 PILOT WITH THE U.S. ARMY 1ST FIGHTER GROUP, 94TH FIGHTER SQUADRON. DIED APRIL 17, 1944 NEAR BELGRADE, YUGOSLAVIA WHILE ESCORTING BOMBERS TO AN OIL FIELD.