Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Weldon, North Carolina
Honored By
Pat, Bill & Don Thompson
Relationship
Friends
U.S. NAVAL ACADEMY GRADUATE, 1937. U.S. NAVAL OFFICER. SERVED ON THE USS HORNET CV-8. NAVAL AVIATOR IN VT-8 IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC. KILLED IN ACTION. HE GALLANTLY GAVE HIS LIFE FOR HIS COUNTRY AND RECEIVED THE NAVY CROSS.