Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Terre Haute, Indiana
Honored By
David W. Peterson
Relationship
Son-in-law
JOINED THE SERVICE 5 DAYS AFTER PEARL HARBOR. SERVED AS A B-17 INSTRUCTOR PILOT AT ROSWELL, NEW MEXICO. WAS WITH THE 401ST BOMB GROUP IN ENGLAND. THE B-17 WAS SHOT DOWN OVER GERMANY ON JANUARY 11, 1944. SPENT 14 MONTHS IN STALAG LUFT 1, BARTH, GERMANY. LIBERATED BY RED ARMY.