Hometown
Garrett, Indiana
Honored By
Mr. & Mrs. Larry R. Barnes
WORKED FOR AMERICAN STEEL DREDGE IN FORT WAYNE, INDIANA AS A TURRET LATHE OPERATOR. UPON THE OUTBREAK OF THE WAR, HE WAS CALLED TO GO TO INDIANAPOLIS AND WORK VERY LONG HOURS IN AN AIRCRAFT PLANT, ALLISON AIRCRAFT. HE MOVED HIS FAMILY, WIFE AND SON, TO INDIANAPOLIS INTO TEMPORARY RENTAL HOUSING FOR THE DURATION OF THE WAR.