Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Honored By
G. E. Holcomb
SERVED AS A PILOT OF A B-17 BOMBER WITH THE 452ND BOMB GROUP OUT OF DEOPHAM GREEN AIR BASE IN ENGLAND. FLEW 25 BOMBING MISSIONS OVER EUROPE. ON A MISSION TO BORDEAUX, FRANCE, HIS PLANE LOST TWO ENGINES TO ANTI-AIRCRAFT FIRE AND HE MADE A SUCCESSFUL CRASH LANDING IN SPAIN.