Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Little Rock, Mississippi
Honored By
Sherry & George Adkins
Relationship
Niece & Nephew
SERVED WITH THE SPECIAL FORCES AS A GUNNER ON A HEAVY CRUISER; WAS ON HIS WAY BACK FROM GUAM AFTER DELIVERING PART OF THE ATOMIC BOMB. LOST AT SEA, JULY 30, 1945 WHEN THE USS INDIANAPOLIS CA-35, WAS TORPEDOED BY A JAPANESE SUBMARINE.