Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Winder, Georgia
Honored By
Robert S. Cox
AFTER ATTENDING SCHOOL TO LEARN METAL PROCESSES, FABRICATION AND WELDING, WORKED FOR GLENN L. MARTIN AIRCRAFT COMPANY AT BALTIMORE, MARYLAND. HE WAS ENGAGED IN BUILDING B-26 'MARAUDER' BOMBER AIRCRAFT. HE RESIGNED TO ENLIST IN MILITARY SERVICE IN FEBRUARY, 1943. SERVED DURING THE WAR AND CONTINUED IN U.S. NAVY SERVICE AFTER THE WAR UNTIL HIS RETIREMENT WITH THE RATE OF SENIOR CHIEF PETTY OFFICER. QUALIFIED AS AN AERIAL GUNNER, PLANE CAPTAIN, FLIGHT ENGINEER, AND MAINTENANCE INSTRUCTOR AND MAINTENANCE CHIEF. ISSUED THE WWII HONORABLE DISCHARGE LAPEL PIN.