Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Chattanooga, Tennessee
Honored By
Leslie P. Ellis
Relationship
Brother
SERVED AS A FIGHTER PILOT IN ARMY AIR CORPS; 1942-1945. SERVED IN ALEUTIAN ISLANDS AND ON VARIOUS JAPANESE ISLANDS IN THE 'ISLAND HOPPING' PHASE OF THE WAR. FLEW ESCORT FOR B-29 BOMBER THAT DROPPED THE ATOMIC BOMB ON NAGASAKI, JAPAN; AUGUST 9, 1945.