Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Houston, Texas
Honored By
Randall McDaniel
SERVED DURING WWII IN THE U.S. ARMY AIR CORPS. HE WAS A PRISONER OF WAR IN STALAG LUFT 3 FOR TWO YEARS AFTER HIS B-26 MARAUDER WAS SHOT DOWN OVER THE PORT OF OLBIA, SARDINIA, ITALY, WHILE ATTACKING ROMMEL'S FORCES RETREATING FROM NORTH AFRICA. HE WAS FREED BY PATTON'S THIRD ARMY.