Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Flora, Illinois
Honored By
Robert Medley Gatewood
ENTERED ACTIVE SERVICE AS A DRAFTEE ON OCTOBER 29, 1942 AT JEFFERSON BARRACKS, MISSOURI. TRAINED AS A MILITARY POLICEMAN (MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY 677) AND DEPARTED THE CONTINENTAL U.S. ON JUNE 1, 1943 BOUND FOR SCOTLAND. EARNED THE DISTINGUISHED UNIT BADGE, THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, THE AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL. HONORABLY DISCHARGED FROM THE 1564TH ARMY AIR FORCE BASE UNIT AS A PRIVATE FIRST CLASS ON NOVEMBER 21, 1945 AT CHANUTE FIELD, ILLINOIS.