Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Camptonville, California
Honored By
David Carlton Church III
Relationship
Son
JOINED THE U.S. NAVY IN 1942 AS A CADET PILOT. ENROLLED IN AERIAL NAVIGATOR'S SCHOOL IN NORMAN, OKLAHOMA. ENSIGN. FLEW THE SAN FRANCISCO TO MANILA RUN IN MARTIN FLYING BOATS, AS THE NAVIGATOR UNTIL WAR'S END. CONTINUED TO SERVE IN THE RESERVES AS THE SQUADRON'S LEAD NAVIGATOR.