Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Wichita, Kansas
SERVED IN ITALY IN 1944 AS A 2ND LIEUTENANT AND 1ST LIEUTENANT IN THE 742ND BOMBARDMENT SQUADRON, 455TH BOMBARDMENT GROUP, 15TH AIR FORCE. AWARDED THE DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS AND AIR MEDAL WITH THREE OAK LEAF CLUSTERS.