Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Siler City, North Carolina
Honored By
Delinda L. Wall
Relationship
Daughter
SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN THEATRE. HE WAS DRAFTED INTO THE QUARTERMASTER CORPS AND LATER COMMISSIONED AS A 2ND LIEUTENANT. HE WENT THROUGH FLIGHT TRAINING AND FLEW WITH THE 8TH AIR FORCE, 511TH SQUADRON, 351ST BOMB GROUP, 1ST DIVISION. HIS AIRCRAFT, THE 'HUBBA HUBBA', WAS SHOT DOWN ON AUGUST 6, 1944 OVER BERLIN. HE WAS A POW IN STALAG LUFT III. HE WAS DISCHARGED AS A CAPTAIN.