Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Harlan Co., Kentucky
Honored By
Walton R. Haddix
SERVED IN THE 321ST BOMBER GROUP AS A B-17 FLYING FORTRESS BOMBER PILOT. FIRST MISSION WAS BOMBING FACTORIES IN BERLIN, GERMANY. AFTER FLYING 25 MISSIONS, SELECTED AS INSTRUCTOR FOR THE B-17 BOMBER AT LOCKBOURNE AIR BASE IN COLUMBUS, OHIO.