Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Hot Springs, Arkansas
Honored By
Robert S. Cox
SERVED AS A B-24 'LIBERATOR' BOMBER PILOT IN THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER WITH THE 15TH AIR FORCE. AWARDED THE DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS, AIR MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL. CONTINUED IN U.S. AIR FORCE SERVICE AFTER THE WAR UNTIL HIS RETIREMENT WITH THE RANK OF LIEUTENANT COLONEL.