Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Delaware, Ohio
Honored By
Terry Standish
Relationship
Daughter
A-20 BOMBER PILOT, 410TH BOMB GROUP. SERVED FROM 1943 TO 1945. NEARLY SHOT DOWN ONCE, BUT MADE IT TO ENGLAND. MEDALS FROM WWII: LEGION OF MERIT, AIR MEDAL WITH 4 BRONZE OAK LEAF CLUSTERS, AIR FORCE COMMENDATION MEDAL, ARMY COMMENDATION MEDAL, PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION, AIR FORCE OUTSTANDING UNIT AWARD, AMERICAN DEFENSE SERVICE RIBBON, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN RIBBON, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN RIBBON, WWII VICTORY RIBBON AND NATIONAL DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL. SERVED AS A MAJOR; RETIRED AS A COLONEL.