Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
North Carolina
Honored By
An Indebted American
ENLISTED AND BECAME AN INSTRUMENT PILOT AND AERIAL GUNNERY INSTRUCTOR. IN WWII WAS AN OPERATIONS OFFICER OF THE 525TH SQUADRON. LED FORMATIONS OF P-47 FIGHTER AIRCRAFT AS THEY ESCORTED BOMBERS OVER ITALY AND GERMANY, ATTACKING ENEMY AIRFIELDS AND GUNNERY EMPLACEMENTS.