Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Marion, Virginia
Honored By
McVMI 1943
ATTENDED THE VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE IN THE CLASS OF 1943 FOR 2 YEARS. ENLISTED IN THE U.S. ARMY AIR FORCE AND SERVED IN THE 37TH BOMBER SQUADRON, 17TH BOMBER GROUP, MEDIUM. KILLED IN ACTION IN NORTH AFRICA ON 24 FEBRUARY 1943. BURIED AT NORTH AFRICA AMERICAN CEMETERY, CARTHAGE, TUNISIA. AWARDED THE AIR MEDAL AND THE PURPLE HEART.