Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Dover, Ohio
Honored By
American Legion Columbus Post 82
STARTED WITH THE 4TH FERRY GROUP IN MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE AND THEN WAS TRANSFERRED INTO THE AIR TRANSPORT COMMAND. SERVED IN NORTH AFRICA, ITALY, NEW GUINEA, HAWAII, INDIA, CHINA AND IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC. FERRIED AIRCRAFT. LATER SERVED ON THE MACARTHUR AIRLINES. THEY EVACUATED THE WOUNDED AFTER THE RE-INVASION OF THE PHILIPPINES.