Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Virginia
Honored By
American Legion
DRAFTED INTO THE U.S. ARMY. HE SERVED 4 YEARS AT THE HICKAM ARMY AIR FIELD AT PEARL HARBOR, HAWAII. WATCHED HIS RETURN SHIP SINK ON 7 DECEMBER AND SAW MANY OF HIS BUDDIES KILLED OR WOUNDED. AFTER PEARL HARBOR WAS KEPT IN THE U.S. ARMY AIR WEATHER SERVICE, THEN LOGISTICS AND FINANCE. HE SERVED IN THE PACIFIC THEATRE, FINALLY ENDED IN THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS.