Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Luxora, Arkansas
Honored By
Clarence E. Hill
Basic training October 1943 Amarillo Army Air Force, Texas; Macalester College St. Paul, Minnesota October 1943 to April 1944. B-17 Mechanic School and B-29 Engine School Army Air Force, Amarillo, Texas April 1944 to November 1944. B-29 engine mechanic and inspector, Holloman Army Air Force Base, Alamogordo, New Mexico, January to September 1945. Saw first atomic bomb flash while on the way to work.