Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Georgia
Honored By
William C. Garner, USAF (Retired)
DRAFTED INTO THE U.S. ARMY AIR CORPS IN 1944 AT THE AGE OF 43, WITH FOUR CHILDREN. HE WAS THEN ASSIGNED TO AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE SCHOOL AT KESSLER FIELD, MISSISSIPPI; ADVANCE MAINTENANCE SCHOOL AT LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA. STATIONED AT MOODY FIELD, GEORGIA AS A B-26 AIRCRAFT MECHANIC. HONORABLE DISCHARGE IN 1945.