Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Crescent, Oklahoma
Honored By
Robert S. Cox
SERVED AS A MEMBER OF THE 5TH AIR FORCE WITH OCCUPATION FORCES IN JAPAN AFTER THE END OF HOSTILITIES. HIS DUTIES WERE AS A P-51 'MUSTANG' FIGHTER AIRCRAFT CREW CHIEF/INSTRUCTOR. AWARDED THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL, AND ARMY OF OCCUPATION MEDAL WITH 'JAPAN' CLASP. HONORABLY DISCHARGED AND ISSUED THE HONORABLE SERVICE LAPEL BUTTON.