Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Aurora, Illinois
Honored By
Erle H. Wildermuth
SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER WITH THE 9TH AIR FORCE. HE WAS A GLIDER PILOT. RECEIVED THE DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS, AIR MEDAL WITH 3 CLUSTERS, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN RIBBON AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.