Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Attica, Indiana
Honored By
Sharon Hickman
Relationship
Daughter
CORPORAL, AERIAL ENGINEER. ENLISTED AT FORT HARRISON, INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA, AND SELECTED FOR ARMY AIR CORPS TRAINING. COMPLETED AP & ENGINE MECHANICS SCHOOL AT JOHNSON FIELD, NORTH CAROLINA, AND FLEXIBLE GUNNERY SCHOOL AT FORT MYERS, FLORIDA. STATIONED AT SMYRNA ARMY AIR FIELD, SMYRNA, TENNESSEE, WITH DUTY ON B-29 'SUPERFORTRESS' BOMBERS. REASSIGNED AT WAR'S END TO THE 1060TH ARMY AIR FORCE BASE UNIT, GREENSBORO, NORTH CAROLINA, FOR SEPARATION FROM THE SERVICE.