Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Honored By
Joe Wilhelm
Relationship
Son
SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER WITH THE 8TH AIR FORCE, 92ND BOMB GROUP, 407TH SQUADRON. SHOT DOWN JANUARY 30, 1944 OVER BRUNSWICK GERMANY AT 1:30 PM AND WAS HELD POW FOR 18 MONTHS. RECEIVED THE POW MEDAL, AIR MEDAL, CROSS OF VALOR (STAR OF OKLAHOMA), AMERICAN CAMPAIGN, PURPLE HEART, EUROPEAN OPERATION MEDAL AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL.