Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Yadkin County, North Carolina
Honored By
Robert S. Cox
ENLISTED IN THE ARMY AIR FORCES IN 1941. SELECTED FOR THE AVIATION CADET PROGRAM AND GRADUATED FROM PILOT TRAINING WITH CLASS 43-D. SERVED DURING THE WAR AND CONTINUED IN SERVICE AFTER THE WAR UNTIL HIS RETIREMENT FROM THE U.S. AIR FORCE. AWARDED THE DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS, AIR MEDAL WITH 4 BRONZE OAK LEAF CLUSTERS, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, WWII VICTORY MEDAL AND THE ARMY OF OCCUPATION MEDAL WITH GOLD AIRPLANE DEVICE.