Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Christiansburg, Virginia
Honored By
Ms. Janice Page Brewster
BALL TURRET GUNNER B-17, 'LONESOME POLECAT'. SHOT DOWN OVER AUGSBURG, GERMANY ON MARCH 16, 1944 AND CRASHED IN LAKE ZUG, SWITZERLAND. SWISS INTERNEE, CLASSIFIED POW, MISSING IN ACTION. ESCAPED FROM SWITZERLAND, FEBRUARY 1945, DESPITE WOUNDS. PURPLE HEART RECIPIENT.