Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Evergreen, Alabama
Honored By
James T. Finley, III
SERVED IN EUROPEAN AREA AS MECHANIC, GUNNER ON B-17. ON 2ND MISSION INTO GERMANY, PLANE SHOT DOWN. CRASH LANDED IN SWEDEN, REMAINED THERE 8 MONTHS. WHEN RETURNED TO U.S. AS SERGEANT, CONTINUED TO WORK AT BROOKLEY FIELD IN MOBILE, ALABAMA.