Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Hickory, Kentucky
ENLISTED IN 1941 AND TRAINED AS A PILOT. FLEW 100 COMBAT MISSIONS WITH THE 15TH AIR FORCE IN P-40S, P-47S AND P-51S. SCORED 18 AERIAL VICTORIES IN EUROPE AND AFRICA. AWARDED THE DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CROSS, A SILVER STAR AND 2 DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSSES.