Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Adair County, Kentucky
Honored By
Mark Bernard
Relationship
Son
SUPERVISED AIRCRAFT MECHANICS AT VARIOUS POSTS THROUGHOUT THE WAR. WAS ALREADY ENLISTED AND STATIONED IN THE CARIBBEAN WHEN PEARL HARBOR WAS ATTACKED. WAS TRANSFERRED TO AN AIRFIELD IN ENGLAND FOR 1 YEAR WHERE HE SUPPORTED BOMBER SQUADRONS. WAS TRANSFERRED BACK TO THE STATES FOR MECHANICAL TRAINING ON THE NEW B-29 BOMBER.