Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
McCleansboro, Illinois
Honored By
Anita F. Bartels
Relationship
Daughter
HE FLEW B-25S IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC THEATER, INCLUDING BOMBING RAIDS OVER JAPAN. HE FERRIED JAPANESE PRISONERS OF WAR OUT OF JAPAN AFTER HOSTILITIES ENDED. HE WAS IN THE AIR OVER JAPAN WHEN THE BOMB WAS DROPPED ON HIROSHIMA.