Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Pulaski, Virginia
Honored By
National Society Colonial Dames XVII Cen
PROUDLY SERVED HIS COUNTRY FROM 1942 IN WWII. HE WAS ORDERED TO DUTY AS A NAVAL FLIGHT CADET, EARNING HIS FLIGHT WINGS, AND A COMMISSION AS A LIEUTENANT IN THE U.S. MARINE CORPS RESERVE. HE SERVED AS A U.S. NAVY (USN) FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR DURING THE LATER PHASES OF THE WAR.