Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Salem, Oregon
Honored By
Jean Wolfe
Relationship
Wife
SERVED AS A FLYING CREW CHIEF IN THE 1ST PHOTO MAPPING SQUADRON AND ALWAYS FLEW WITH HIS PLANE. HIS JOB WAS THE MAINTENANCE AND SAFETY OF THE PLANE. FLEW ON PHOTO VERSIONS OF THE B-25 IN NORTHERN CANADA AND THE B-17 IN AFRICA. HE WAS TRAINED ON THE B-29 MODEL AND READY TO GO TO THE PACIFIC THEATER WHEN THE WAR ENDED.