Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Madisonville, Kentucky
Honored By
Son and Daughters
B-24 PILOT, 8TH AIR FORCE, 20TH COMBAT WING, 93RD BOMB GROUP, 409TH SQUADRON. FLEW 28 COMBAT MISSIONS OVER ENEMY TERRITORIES IN EUROPE. LATER STATIONED IN OPERATIONS HEADQUARTERS, 2ND DIVISION, 8TH AIR FORCE IN NORWICH, ENGLAND. AWARDED THE DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS WITH 3 OAK LEAF CLUSTERS AND THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN MEDAL.