Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Nebraska City, Nebraska
Honored By
The Lloyd Barton Family
SERVED IN THE ARMY AIR CORPS FROM JUNE 1943 TO NOVEMBER 1945 IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC. ATTAINED RANK OF STAFF SERGEANT. CAMPAIGNS IN CHINA OFFENSIVE, AIR OFFENSIVE JAPAN, EASTERN PACIFIC AND THE SOUTH PHILIPPINES AS AN AIRPLANE ARMORER GUNNER 612. RECEIVED THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, PHILIPPINE LIBERATION RIBBON, AIR MEDAL WITH 1 OAK LEAF CLUSTER AND THE AMERICAN SERVICE MEDAL.