Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Ada, Oklahoma
Honored By
Robert S. Cox
JOINED THE ARMY AIR CORPS AND WAS SELECTED FOR THE AVIATION CADET PROGRAM. SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER WITH THE 361ST FIGHTER GROUP FLYING P-47 'THUNDERBOLT' AND P-51 'MUSTANG' FIGHTER AIRCRAFT. CONTINUED IN SERVICE AFTER THE WAR AND ATTAINED THE RANK OF MAJOR.