Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Anoka, Minnesota
Honored By
125th MN National Guard Members & 995th Field Artillery Battalion Members & Th
HE SERVED WITH THE MINNESOTA NATIONAL GUARD, 125TH FIELD ARTILLERY, 2ND BATTALION, F BATTERY WHEN THEY WERE INDUCTED INTO FEDERAL SERVICE ON FEBRUARY 10, 1941 AS PART OF THE 34TH INFANTRY DIVISION. IN SEPTEMBER 1942 HE ENTERED THE ARMY AIR CORPS PREFLIGHT TRAINING AT MAXWELL FIELD, ALABAMA. HE ALSO SERVED WITH THE 14TH AIR FORCE 'FLYING TIGERS' IN THE CHINA-BURMA-INDIA THEATER OF OPERATIONS AND FLEW P-40 AND P51 FIGHTER PLANES.