Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Fairmont, West Virginia
Honored By
Earl E. Richardson
FLEW 161 COMBAT MISSIONS. CREDITED WITH DOWNING 6 PLANES. SERVED IN NORTH AFRICA, ITALY AND THE CHINA-BURMA-INDIA THEATER. RECEIVED THE LEGION OF MERIT BADGE WITH OAK LEAF CLUSTER, DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS WITH 2 OAK LEAF CLUSTERS, AIR MEDAL WITH 7 OAK LEAF CLUSTERS, DISTINGUISHED UNIT CITATION WITH 2 OAK LEAF CLUSTERS AND PURPLE HEART.