Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Walker, Minnesota
Honored By
Terry MacDonald
HE SERVED AS CHIEF OF STAFF OF THE 3RD AIR FORCE IN 1942 AND IN JANUARY 1944 HE WAS ASSISTANT CHIEF OF STAFF FOR INTELLIGENCE ON THE ARMY AIR FORCE STAFF. IN SEPTEMBER 1944 HE WAS THE COMMANDER OF THE 13TH AIR FORCE IN THE PHILIPPINES. HE WAS COMMANDER OF THE 7TH AIR FORCE FIGHTING AT IWO JIMA AND OKINAWA IN JUNE 1945.