Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Kremlin, Montana
Honored By
Donna Haugen
Relationship
Wife
DRAFTED INTO U.S. ARMY, ENLISTED IN U.S. AIR CORPS; ASSIGNED TO 301ST BOMB GROUP, 353RD BOMB SQUADRON. SERVED AS AIRPLANE MECHANIC (B-17 FLYING FORTRESS), STATIONED IN NORTH AFRICA (1942-1943) AND ITALY (1944-1945). ON FURLOUGH WHEN GERMANY SURRENDERED; HONORABLE DISCHARGE IN JUNE 1945.