Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Danville, Illinois
Honored By
Curtis Lynn Older
Relationship
Nephew
MEMBER OF 319TH AIR ENGINEERS SQUAD, 9TH AIR FORCE. LANDED AT NORMANDY JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT ON D-DAY+1. SERVED IN FRANCE, BELGIUM AND GERMANY. RE-TRAINED IN FRANCE FOR THE PACIFIC THEATER. WAS ON BOARD SHIP HEADED TO THE PACIFIC WHEN WAR ENDED. SENT TO NORFOLK, VIRGINIA.