Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Chicago, Illinois
Honored By
James O. Travis
Relationship
Fellow Veteran
SERVED IN THE U.S. ARMY AIR FORCE IN THE UNITED STATES AND THE PACIFIC DURING WWII. MEMBER OF THE 393RD BOMBARDMENT SQUADRON, 509TH COMPOSITE GROUP, 20TH AIR FORCE. CO-PILOT OF THE B-29 SUPER FORTRESS BOMBER (BOXCAR) THAT DROPPED THE SECOND ATOM BOMB (FAT MAN) ON NAGASAKI, JAPAN AUGUST 9, 1945 TO HELP END THE WAR IN THE PACIFIC. AUTHOR OF 'DECISION AT NAGASAKI'.