Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Clintwood, Virginia
Honored By
Gene & Mary Moxley
FLIGHT OFFICER. CO-PILOT ON A B-24 LIBERATOR. SERVED WITH THE 15TH AIR FORCE, 55TH BOMB WING, 465TH BOMB GROUP, 780TH SQUADRON. STATIONED AT PANTANELLA AIR BASE, ITALY. SHOT DOWN ON AUGUST 24, 1944. DITCHED IN THE ADRIATIC SEA. RESCUED AND TAKEN TO HOSPITAL IN ITALY.