Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Alderson, West Virginia
ENLISTED AT AGE 17 IN THE ARMY AIR CORPS. TRAINED AS A MECHANIC AT KESSLER FIELD, BILOXI, MISSISSIPPI AND AS A FLIGHT ENGINEER ON C-46 IN BUFFALO, NEW YORK, 1/28/45 SCHWEINFURT, GERMANY. FLEW ON A-26 AND B-26 AIRCRAFT. SHOT DOWN 3/21/45 OVER BREMEN; RECOVERED IN A CASTLE IN WURZBURG.