Born in Muskogee, Oklahoma, July 26, 1917
Graduated from the Polytechnic High School, San Francisco May 1934
Enrolled in the University of California, Davis, January 1935 Two-Year Curriculum
Graduated in May 1937

Military Service

MILITARY HISTORY
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Military Training

Enlisted in the Army of the United States as a Flying Cadet, 26 April 1941.
Apr to May 1941; a student with the California Aeronautical Training Corporation, Glendale, California.
May to Jul 1941; Air Corps Training Detachment, Oxnard, California.
Jul 1941; Basic Flying School, Bakersfield, California.

In Service 2 months and 29 days.

Aviation Cadet Sylvester died of injuries 24 July 1941 sustained in an airplane crash near Wasco, California.

Decorations and Awards

AMERICAN DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL.
AVIATION BADGE 'Aircraft Member’.