Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Little Rock, Arkansas
Honored By
G. Holcomb
SERVED AS A PILOT OF A NAVY PBY CATALINA FLYING BOAT. ON A SINGLE MISSION HE RESCUED 15 DOWNED PILOTS NEAR PAPUA NEW GUINEA MAKING FOUR SEPARATE LANDINGS ON ROUGH SEAS AND UNDER FIRE BY THE JAPANESE. AWARDED THE MEDAL OF HONOR.