Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
San Angelo, Virginia
Honored By
Joe Fields
ENTERED THE UNITED STATES ARMY AIR CORPS IN 1942, TRAINED IN TEXAS. SERVED AS A FIRST LIEUTENANT IN THE SOUTHWEST PACIFIC. AWARDED THE AIR MEDAL AND PURPLE HEART. WOUNDED IN NEW GUINEA IN 1944. KILLED IN BALIKPAPAN, BORNEO IN 1944.