Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Pulaski, Virginia
Honored By
American Legion
STAFF SERGEANT. ENTERED THE U.S. ARMY AIR CORPS, JANUARY 14, 1942 FROM VIRGINIA. TRAINED AT ARMY AIR BASE, WALKER FIELD, VICTORIA, KANSAS AND ARMY AIR BASE WALLA WALLA, WASHINGTON. SERVED IN ENGLAND WITH THE 413RD BOMBER SQUADRON, 96TH BOMBER GROUP, HEAVY. RECEIVED THE AIR MEDAL WITH OAK LEAF CLUSTER, PURPLE HEART. REPORTED MISSING IN ACTION, JULY 28, 1942, DIED JULY 28, 1943.