Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Charleston, West Virginia
Honored By
Nephew & Family
U.S. NAVAL AVIATION GUNNER IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC. HIS PLANE WAS SHOT DOWN, AND HE AND HIS CREW SPENT TIME ON A SMALL JAPANESE OCCUPIED ISLAND, BUT WERE NEVER CAPTURED. ALL WERE EVENTUALLY RESCUED AND WENT BACK TO DUTY.