Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Morrilton, Arkansas
Honored By
Terry MacDonald
LIEUTENANT. AS A LIEUTENANT JUNIOR GRADE, HE WAS AWARDED THE MEDAL OF HONOR FOR EXTRAORDINARY HEROISM AS COMMANDING OFFICER OF A CATALINA PATROL PLANE THAT RESCUED FIFTEEN ARMY AIR CORPS PERSONNEL IN HOSTILE WATERS ON FEBRUARY 15, 1944.