Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Fayette County, Texas
Honored By
A Grateful American
FIRST LIEUTENANT, PILOT, B-24 LIBERATOR, 321ST SQUADRON (BOMBS AWAY), 90TH BOMB GROUP 'JOLLY ROGERS', 5TH AIR FORCE, SERVING IN THE PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS. KILLED IN ACTION, APRIL 30, 1943. HIS PLANE CRASHED DURING A SUPPLY DROP NEAR THE NEGIFI VILLAGE AREA. AWARDED THE PURPLE HEART.