Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
San Angelo, Texas
Honored By
Joe Fields
ENTERED THE UNITED STATES ARMY AIR CORPS IN 1942, TRAINED IN FLORIDA, TENNESSEE, AND IOWA. SERVED AS A FIRST LIEUTENANT IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS. AWARDED THE AIR MEDAL WITH FIVE OAK LEAF CLUSTERS, AND THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN RIBBON WITH THREE BRONZE STARS. DISCHARGED IN 1945.