Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Honored By
Robert S. Cox
DRAFTED INTO MILITARY SERVICE IN 1943. APPLIED FOR AND WAS ACCEPTED INTO THE AVIATION CADET PROGRAM. TRAINED AT BROOKS FIELD AT SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS AS PILOT ON B-25 'MITCHELL' BOMBER AIRCRAFT. REMAINED THERE UNTIL LATE 1945 WHEN HONORABLY DISCHARGED AND ISSUED THE HONORABLE SERVICE LAPEL BUTTON.