Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Seymour, Indiana
Honored By
Mamie King Fleetwood
Relationship
Wife
SERVED WITH 8TH AIR FORCE OF THE U.S. ARMY, 490TH BOMB GROUP IN THE EUROPEAN THEATERS OF OPERATION. BASIC TRAINING IN RANTOUL, ILLINOIS; 1941-1942. PANAMA CANAL ZONE; 1942-1944. AIR FORCE GUNNERY SCHOOL AT BUCKINGHAM FIELD IN FORT MYERS FLORIDA; 1944. AIR FORCE GUNNERY INSTRUCTOR IN EYE, ENGLAND; 1944-1945. COMPLETED SEVEN COMBAT MISSIONS OVER GERMANY. HONORABLE DISCHARGE ON SEPTEMBER 9, 1945 WITH THE RANK OF TECHNICAL SERGEANT.