Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Louisville, Kentucky
Honored By
Dr. C. Ronald Corum
NINTH AIR FORCE, 367TH FIGHTER SQUADRON, 358TH FIGHTER GROUP, FIRST LIEUTENANT. P-47 PILOT ENGAGED IN CLOSE COMBAT SUPPORT FOR GENERAL GEORGE PATTON. RECEIVED DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS, 21 AIR MEDALS, PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION, AND EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER MEDAL WITH 4 BATTLE STARS.