Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Royce City, Texas
Honored By
Family
JOINED THE AIR FORCE IN 1942. BECAME A NAVIGATOR ON B-17 BOMBERS FLYING OUT OF POLEBROOK, ENGLAND. WHILE FLYING WITH THE 20TH MISSION 'STORMY WEATHER' GROUP, HE WAS SHOT DOWN AND CAPTURED BY GERMANS ON THE ISLAND OF ALS IN DENMARK. HE WAS TAKEN TO POLAND AND GERMANY AS A POW AND LIBERATED BY GENERAL GEORGE S. PATTON'S SOLDIERS.