Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Taylorville, Illinois
Honored By
Suzanne Anderson Kern & Family
Relationship
Niece & Family
PILOTED AN AIRCRAFT FOR THE U.S. AIR FORCE AND WAS SHOT DOWN OVER FRANCE. HE DIED BEFORE SEEING HIS ONLY SON, WHO WAS BORN AFTER HIS FATHER WAS KILLED.