Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Brookhaven, Mississippi
Honored By
Colonel Richard B. Kehl
Relationship
Friend
SERVED AS P-51 FIGHTER BOMBER PILOT WITH 27TH FIGHTER GROUP, 12TH AIR FORCE. FLEW 81 COMBAT MISSIONS. PARTICIPATED IN NORTH AFRICA, SICILY, AND ITALY INVASIONS. AWARDED DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS, 10 AIR MEDALS, AND 3 PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATIONS.