Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Lexington, Oklahoma
Honored By
Robert S. Cox
SERVED DURING THE WAR. HIS SQUADRON WAS DESIGNATED AS THE BACKUP FOR THE B-29 'SUPERFORTRESS' BOMBER 'ENOLA GAY' THAT DELIVERED THE ATOMIC BOMB ON HIROSHIMA, JAPAN ON AUGUST 2, 1945. HONORABLY DISCHARGED AND ISSUED THE HONORABLE SERVICE LAPEL BUTTON.