Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Whitfield County, Georgia
Honored By
Sharon S. Allen
U.S. ARMY AIR FORCES, 320TH BOMB SQUADRON, 90TH BOMB GROUP (HEAVY) AS GUNNER. AWARDED PURPLE HEART AND AIR MEDAL. CRASHED DURING A MISSION OVER NEW GUINEA 27 OCTOBER 1943. REMAINS RETURNED TO CLEVELAND, TENNESSEE 29 JANUARY 2011 FOR BURIAL.