Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Bly, Oklahoma
Honored By
Friends of American Heroes
HE PROUDLY SERVED HIS COUNTRY WHEN HE ENLISTED IN THE ARMY AIR CORPS IN 1942 AND FLEW B-17 FLYING FORTRESSES ON 29 BOMBING MISSIONS OVER GERMANY. HE LEFT THE MILITARY WITH THE RANK OF CAPTAIN, AND A DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS.