Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Davenport, Iowa
Honored By
Mr. & Mrs. Peter A. Christopher
SERVED 6 MONTHS IN INDIA AND 6 MONTHS ON TINIAN AS A B-29 RADIO OPERATOR. IN ADDITION TO FLYING 28 BOMBING MISSIONS OVER JAPAN, HE ALSO FLEW OVER THE USS MISSOURI BB-63 DURING THE SIGNING OF JAPAN'S SURRENDER ON SEPTEMBER 2, 1945.