Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Russell, Kentucky
Honored By
Michael Fleming
Relationship
Nephew
SERGEANT. ENLISTED U.S. ARMY AIR CORPS IN 1940. BECAME FLIGHT ENGINEER ON NEW B-17 BOMBERS JUST THEN ENTERING SERVICE. SPENT MOST OF THE WAR IN TRAINING COMMAND AT VARIOUS BASES IN ALABAMA AND FLORIDA TRAINING B-17 AND B-29 FLIGHT CREWS HEADED FOR OVERSEAS ASSIGNMENTS.