Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Oran, Texas
Honored By
Cousins
STAFF SERGEANT AND BALL TURRET GUNNER ON A B-17G AIRCRAFT WITH THE 8TH AIR FORCE, THE 847TH BOMB GROUP, AND THE 839TH BOMB SQUADRON AT LAVENHAM AIR FORCE BASE, SUFFOLK, ENGLAND. ON THE CREW'S 35TH COMBAT MISSION TO BRANDENBURG ON 10 APRIL 1945, THEY WERE SHOT DOWN AND THE SURVIVORS BECAME PRISONERS OF WAR.