Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Hood River, Oregon
Honored By
Major Mike Allegre
Relationship
Oldest Son
SERVED IN HAWAII, 1943-1945, AS A CREW CHIEF ON PBY CATALINA FLYING SEARCH MISSIONS FOR ENEMY SUBMARINES AND DOWNED AIRCRAFT SURVIVORS. ALSO SERVED ON C-47 AIRCRAFT. IN 1942, HE BUILT B-25 AIRCRAFT AT NORTH AMERICAN AVIATION, INGLEWOOD, CALIFORNIA.