Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Cheraw, South Carolina
Honored By
Robert S. Cox
SERVED AS A RADIO OPERATOR AND MECHANIC IN THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER IN THE CHINA-BURMA-INDIA THEATER OF OPERATIONS. COMPLETED 208 FLIGHTS, INCLUDING OVER 'THE HUMP', THE AIRLIFT ROUTE OVER THE HIMALAYAN MOUNTAINS BETWEEN INDIA AND CHINA. HONORABLY DISCHARGED WITH THE RANK OF SERGEANT AND ISSUED THE HONORABLE SERVICE LAPEL BUTTON.