Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Honored By
Robyn C. Adair
Relationship
Daughter
AFTER 1939 U.S. NAVAL ACADEMY GRADUATION, SERVED ABOARD USS LEXINGTON AS GUNNERY OFFICER WHEN DECEMBER 7, 1941 ATTACK OCCURRED. IMMEDIATELY SENT TO PENSACOLA FOR FLIGHT SCHOOL AND SERVED REMAINDER OF THE WAR AS FIGHTER PILOT: FIGHTER SQUADRONS 48, 51, 34 AND CARRIER AIR GROUP 34.