Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Memphis, Tennessee
Relationship
Self
SERGEANT, A&E MECHANIC AND CREW CHIEF FOR C-46 AND C-47 AIRCRAFT. SERVED WITH THE 6TH TROOP CARRIER SQUADRON, 374TH TROOP CARRIER WING, 5TH U.S. AIR FORCE PERFORMING AERIAL TRANSPORTATION IN THE PACIFIC AND SOUTH-WEST PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS. STATIONED IN AUSTRALIA, NEW GUINEA, BIAK, AND AT LEYTE AND LUZON OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS. THIS 'BULLY BEEF EXPRESS' SQUADRON ALSO FURNISHED AIRDROPS ONTO OKINAWA, THE WAR'S LAST GREAT BATTLE.