Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Attica, Indiana
Honored By
Bill Fry, Paul & Elissa Kaupisch, Andy & Melissa Barnhart
Relationship
Children & Grandchildren
SERVED IN THE PACIFIC THEATER IN OKINAWA AND JAPAN. HE WAS IN THE 12TH WEATHER SQUADRON, BASED OUT OF MITCHELL AIR FORCE BASE IN NEW YORK. ENLISTED APRIL 9, 1941. SERVED TO OCTOBER 24, 1945. ENLISTED AGAIN ON FEBRUARY 16, 1947 AND SERVED TO SEPTEMBER 27, 1948. RECEIVED THE AMERICAN DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL WITH CLASP, JAPANESE OCCUPATION MEDAL, OBSERVERS MEDAL AND BADGE, WWII VICTORY MEDAL AND THE AMERICAN THEATER RIBBON.