Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Heflin, Alabama
Honored By
David P. Norton
FIGHTER PILOT, FLIGHT OFFICER AND FLIGHT ENGINEER. ENTERED THE ARMY AIR FORCES ON FEBRUARY 10, 1943 AND WAS DISCHARGED ON MAY 2, 1947. SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN THEATRE. HE FLEW 65 AIR COMBAT MISSIONS OVER FRANCE AND GERMANY. AWARDED THE AIR MEDAL. HE SERVED IN THE ARMY AIR FORCES FOR 51 MONTHS.