Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Hayden, Colorado
Honored By
Roy George Hindman
Relationship
Self
HE FLEW AS FLIGHT ENGINEER GUNNER ON B17, B25, B26 AND A20 AIRCRAFT AND FLEW COMBAT MISSIONS ON THE A26 INVADER WITH THE 668TH BOMB SQUADRON, 416TH BOMB GROUP, 9TH AIR DIVISION, 9TH AIR FORCE. HE PARTICIPATED IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS AND WAS AWARDED SOLDIERS MEDAL FOR VALOR DURING COMBAT MISSION, AIR MEDAL WITH 4 BRONZE CLUSTERS, THE PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION AND EUROPEAN-AFRICAN- MIDDLE EAST SERVICE RIBBON WITH 4 CAMPAIGN STARS.