He then entered flight training and received his pilot wings at Lubbock Field, Texas, in December 1942. He next attended B-26 Marauder transition school at Fort Worth and Del Rio, Texas, where he later became an instructor.
He then enrolled in flight training and received his pilot certification at Lubbock Field, Texas, in December 1942. He later attended a school that taught him to fly the B-26 Marauder at Fort Worth and Del Rio, Texas, where he eventually took on a teaching role.