Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Roanoke, Virginia
Honored By
Sarah Webb
Relationship
Wife
SECOND LIEUTENANT NAVIGATOR /BOMBARDIER SERVING IN THE EIGHTH AIR FORCE AS A PATHFINDER. SHOT DOWN ONCE AND WAS MISSING FOR 6 WEEKS. HIS PLANE WAS A B-24 NICKNAMED THE 'HUSTLIN HUSSEY'. HE SERVED WITH THE 453RD BOMB GROUP/734 BOMB SQUADRON FLYING HIS 30 MISSIONS. HE RECEIVED THE DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS.