Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Tahlequah, Oklahoma
Honored By
Lellan R. Wallis
Relationship
Friend
ENLISTED IN THE U.S. ARMY ON DECEMBER 30, 1941 AND SERVED IN THE 86TH BOMBARDMENT SQUADRON AS AN AUTO MECHANIC IN THE NORTH APENNINES, PO VALLEY, ROME-ARNO, ALGERIA-FRENCH, MOROCCO, TUNISIA, SICILY, NAPLES-FOGGIA AND SOUTHERN FRANCE BATTLES AND CAMPAIGNS. ACHIEVED RANK OF SERGEANT, WAS HONORABLY DISCHARGED SEPTEMBER 1, 1945 AND RE-ENLISTED IN THE U.S. AIR FORCE RESERVE ON THE SAME DATE.