Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Mayfield, Kentucky
Honored By
Judith Urso
Relationship
Daughter
SERVED AS AN AIRCRAFT MECHANIC SPECIALIZING IN THE B-29. HE LANDED WITH THE MARINES AT IWO JIMA FOR WHAT TURNED OUT TO BE A 3 DAY ASSAULT SURVIVING IN A BOMB SHELL HOLE. HE WITNESSED THE RAISING OF BOTH FLAGS ON IWO JIMA. ALSO SERVED IN SAIPAN AND TINIAN.