Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Whigham, Georgia
Honored By
American Legion Post 122
EUROPE, NOVEMBER 9, 1943-JUNE 4, 1945. CAMPAIGN: AIR OFFENSIVE EUROPE. STAFF SERGEANT, RADIO OPERATOR/GUNNER B-17 FLYING FORTRESS 'BONNIE DONNIE'. SHOT WHILE ON BOMBING RUN TO BERLIN, GERMANY MAY 28, 1944. TAKEN PRISONER. AIR MEDAL WITH FOUR OAK LEAF CLUSTERS, PURPLE HEART, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, PRISONER OF WAR MEDAL, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL.