Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Hollister, Oklahoma
Honored By
Paul Clifton White
Relationship
Son
B-17 PILOT WITH 486TH BOMB GROUP (H), 882 BOMBARDMENT SQUADRON BASED AT SUDBURY FIELD IN SUFFOLK, ENGLAND. HE COMPLETED 35 BOMBING MISSIONS (NOVEMBER 4, 1944 TO APRIL 1945). WAS SHOT DOWN TWICE AND HOSPITALIZED THREE DAYS AFTER A FLAK BURST BLEW OUT HIS WINDSHIELD ON ONE OF THOSE MISSIONS.