Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Union City, Tennessee
Honored By
A Grateful American
HE ENLISTED AND FLEW ON A B-17 BOMBER AS A GUNNER. HIS PLANE WAS SHOT DOWN OVER NORTHERN ITALY AND HE BECAME A PRISONER OF WAR. DURING THE FOURTEEN MONTHS AS A PRISONER, HE WAS FORCED TO WALK, RIDE IN CATTLE CARS, AND TRAVEL BY BOAT, THROUGHOUT EUROPE.