Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Louisville, Illinois
Honored By
Robert Medley Gatewood
WITH ONE MONTH PRIOR SERVICE IN 1939 AT THE AVIATION CADET DETACHMENT IN TULSA, OKLAHOMA, ENLISTED AND ENTERED ACTIVE SERVICE AS AN AVIATION CADET ON AUGUST 11, 1941 AT SCOTT FIELD, ILLINOIS. ENTERED NAVIGATOR TRAINING AT THE AVIATION CADET DETACHMENT, MATHER FIELD, CALIFORNIA. HONORABLY DISCHARGED WITH A CERTIFICATE OF DISABILITY ON JUNE 3, 1942. ELIGIBLE FOR THE AMERICAN DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.