Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Whiting, Indiana
Honored By
Neal T. Cobb
BOMBARDIER WITH THE 15TH AIR FORCE. SHOT DOWN ON HIS 20TH MISSION. PRISONER OF WAR WITH THE GERMANS. ESCAPED AND WALKED 350 MILES. DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS, AIR MEDAL WITH CLUSTER, PURPLE HEART.