Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Pontotoc, Mississippi
Honored By
G. Holcomb
SERVED AS A PILOT OF A B-24 BOMBER WITH THE 68TH BOMB SQUADRON, 44TH BOMB GROUP. FLEW 22 COMBAT MISSIONS OVER GERMANY AND AWARDED THE AIR MEDAL WITH TWO OAK LEAF CLUSTERS AND THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH THREE BRONZE STARS.