Recorded Interview
The Man Behind the Name
§ Biography
Served with 8th Air Force, 93rd Bomb Group, 330th Bomb Sqdn. as engineer gunner at Hardwick, England. Completed 32 missions from mid-1943 to mid-1944.
Service record.
§ As Catalogued
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Mission Count
32
Hometown
Enough, MO
Missions flown.
2 catalogued · 06 Mar 1944 — 25 Feb 1944
The missions below are those we have been able to document for this airman, drawn from flight logs, mission records, and archival sources. It is not necessarily a complete account of every mission flown; gaps may reflect missing documentation, transferred assignments, or records lost to time.
Before and after.
§ The Civilian Years
Before the War
Born July 18, 1922 in Enough, MO. Enlisted in USAAF on Nov. 11, 1942. Stationed at Miami Beach, FL; Gulfport, MS; Kingman, AZ.
After the War
Discharged Oct. 9, 1945 as staff sergeant. Received Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal with five Oak Leaf Clusters, and Presidential Unit Citation with one Oak Leaf Cluster. One daughter, one son, three grandchildren. Retired after a massive heart attack in 1977.
In his own words.
§ Contributed Material
Sources.
§ Provenance
Second Air Division
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Published
3fd2f476-e9d2-4693-aa97-d50416ba1d4b,Roster List
Official record