Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Bauxite, Arkansas
Honored By
Arnold A. Wright
Relationship
Friend
ENLISTED INTO THE ARMY AIR CORPS ON OCTOBER 26, 1942 AND SENT TO FOSTER FIELD, TEXAS FOR BASIC AND ADVANCED TRAINING. LATER WAS ASSIGNED TO MATGORDA ISLAND OFF THE SOUTH TEXAS COAST. HIS DUTY WAS AS AN AIRCRAFT MECHANIC ON FIGHTER AIRCRAFT.