Hometown
Ashland, Oklahoma
Honored By
Robert S. Cox
WENT TO WORK FOR THE CIVILIAN CONSERVATION CORPS (CCC) IN JANUARY, 1940 DOING ROAD CONSTRUCTION. CHANGED JOBS AND BY JUNE, 1941 HAD BECOME PROFICIENT IN WOODWORKING AND CARPENTRY. WORKED FOR GLOBE AIRCRAFT COMPANY IN FORT WORTH, TEXAS IN 1943 AS A WOOD FABRICATION WORKER ON THE BEECH AT-10 'WICHITA' ADVANCED TRAINER AIRCRAFT, WHICH WAS MADE OF WOOD.