Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Louisa, Virginia
IN AUGUST 1942 ENLISTED IN THE ARMY SIGNAL CORPS, WHICH LATER BECAME THE AIR FORCE, AND HE SERVED IN THE 98TH AIRBORNE SQUADRON, WORKING AS A TELETYPE OPERATOR IN BURMA, CHINA AND INDIA. HE WAS HONORABLY DISCHARGED IN JANUARY 1946.