Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Wilburton, Oklahoma
Honored By
Gene & Mary Moxley
SERGEANT. TAIL TURRET GUNNER ON A B-24 LIBERATOR NAMED 'PERRY AND THE PIRATES'. SERVED WITH THE 15TH AIR FORCE, 55TH BOMB WING, 465TH BOMB GROUP, 780TH SQUADRON. STATIONED AT PANTANELLA AIR BASE, ITALY. SHOT DOWN AND KILLED IN ACTION BY ANTI-AIRCRAFT FIRE ON DECEMBER 2, 1944 ON A COMBAT MISSION TO BLECHHAMMER, GERMANY.