Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Columbia, Missouri
Honored By
Louise Leebrick Atterbury
Relationship
Wife
SERVED AS C-47 PILOT IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER. FROM 1944 UNTIL THE END AND FOR ABOUT 2 YEARS DURING THE OCCUPATION. SAW COMBAT ACTION IN OPERATION MARKET GARDEN (IN WHICH HIS AIRCRAFT WAS SHOT DOWN), THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE AND OTHER CONFLICTS.