Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Forshan, Texas
Honored By
Frank Toth
AFTER HIS INITIAL SERVICE IN DEFENSE OF THE AMERICAN CAMPAIGN, HE DEPLOYED TO THE EUROPEAN THEATER. HE WAS A MEMBER OF THE 458TH BOMB GROUP OF THE 8TH AIR FORCE. HE WAS LOST ON NOVEMBER 24, 1944, DURING AN INEVITABLE CRASH, HIS PLANE'S CREW ELECTED TO HIT A CHURCH STEEPLE, RATHER THAN HARM CIVILIANS IN OCCUPIED COTTAGES IN NORWICH, ENGLAND.