Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Dale, Oklahoma
Honored By
Robert S. Cox
HE AND HIS BROTHER ENLISTED IN MILITARY SERVICE AFTER THE JAPANESE SURPRISE ATTACK ON PEARL HARBOR, HAWAII ON DECEMBER 7, 1941. SELECTED FOR THE ARMY AIR FORCES AVIATION CADET PROGRAM. SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED THE TRAINING PROGRAM AND WAS COMMISSIONED A SECOND LIEUTENANT IN 1942. SERVED DURING THE WAR, WAS HONORABLY DISCHARGED AND ISSUED THE HONORABLE SERVICE LAPEL BUTTON.