Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Fairmont, West Virginia
Honored By
Earl E. Richardson
SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN THEATERS OF OPERATION AND THE CHINA-BURMA-INDIA THEATER. CREDITED WITH 6 AIR VICTORIES, 161 COMBAT HOURS. EARNED 2 LEGION OF MERIT BADGES, 7 AIR MEDALS, 3 DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSSES, AND THE PURPLE HEART. WAS A PRISONER OF WAR.