in March 17th 1925 and enlisted
in the UAAAC at the age of
17. He was a Tail Gunner on Lt.
Wiliam Bateman's crew of
"Broad Minded" and was
awarded the Air Medal with
five Oak Leaf Clusters. three
Battle Stars (Rhineland, Ardennes and Central
Europe) and completed 35 missions. He was
discharged September 1945, graduated Ole Miss
in 1949 with a BSCE deqree and was recalled to
active duty August of 1950 where he served as a
Senior Navigator-Observer on an F-94 All Weather
Fighter with the 66th Fighter Squadron, Alaskan Air
Command and was released from active duty in
Nov. 1952 with the rank of 1st LT. He was employed for 35 years with the U.S. Corps
of Engineers and was a consultant for almost 14
years wth U.S. and European manufacturers.
His wife of 53 years, Paulette, two sons, one
daughter and four grandchildren survive him.
in March 17th 1925 and enlisted
in the UAAAC at the age of
17. He was a Tail Gunner on Lt.
Wiliam Bateman's crew of
"Broad Minded" and was
awarded the Air Medal with
five Oak Leaf Clusters. three
Battle Stars (Rhineland, Ardennes and Central
Europe) and completed 35 missions. He was
discharged September 1945, graduated Ole Miss
in 1949 with a BSCE deqree and was recalled to
active duty August of 1950 where he served as a
Senior Navigator-Observer on an F-94 All Weather
Fighter with the 66th Fighter Squadron, Alaskan Air
Command and was released from active duty in
Nov. 1952 with the rank of 1st LT. He was employed for 35 years with the U.S. Corps
of Engineers and was a consultant for almost 14
years wth U.S. and European manufacturers.
His wife of 53 years, Paulette, two sons, one
daughter and four grandchildren survive him.
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