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Contact Info
Home Town Wilcoe, West Virginia
Last Address Atlanta, Georgia
Date of Passing Jun 22, 2016
Location of Interment Oak Grove Methodist Church Cemetery - Oak Grove (DeKalb County), Georgia
In WWII, he was credited with sharing in the shootdown of 2 enemy aircraft and he damaged 3 others. He was also credited with destroying 3.5 enemy aircraft on the ground plus 2 probables while strafing airfields.
WWII - European Theater of Operations/Rhineland Campaign (1944-45)
From Month/Year
September / 1944
To Month/Year
March / 1945
Description Attempting to outflank the Siegfried Line, the Allies tried an airborne attack on Holland on 17 September 1944. But the operation failed, and the enemy was able to strengthen his defensive line from Holland to Switzerland. Little progress was made on the ground, but the aerial attacks on strategic targets continued. Then, having regained the initiative after defeating a German offensive in the Ardennes in December 1944, the Allies drove through to the Rhine, establishing a bridgehead across the river at Remagen.