Son of Mr. and Mn. Robert Slavens. Entered service February 5, 1943. Received training at Miami Beach, Florida; Buckley Field, Denver, Colorado; Hunter Field, Savannah, Georgia. Was overseas in England, France, and Germany with9th Air Force. Returned to U.S. August 9, 1945 to Goldsboro, North Carolina. Discharged November 5, 1945 at Westover Field, Massachusetts Private.