Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Wolsey, South Dakota
Honored By
Ralph Bozorth
HE SERVED IN THE CHINA-BURMA-INDIA THEATRE AS A MECHANIC. HE RECEIVED A MEDAL FOR SAVING THE LIFE OF A PILOT BY PULLING HIM FROM HIS BURNING PLANE, WHICH HAD CRASHED ON BASE COMING BACK FROM A MISSION.