Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Munsing, Michigan
Honored By
The Fountains
HE WAS A BOMBARDIER OF A B-17G FLYING FORTRESS CREW OF THE 603RD BOMB SQUADRON, 398TH BOMB GROUP, 8TH AIR FORCE OUT OF NUTHAMSTEAD, ENGLAND. DURING A MISSION, ENEMY FIGHTER PLANES ATTACKED THE SQUADRON AND FLAK FROM THE ENEMY ANTI-AIRCRAFT GUNS ON THE GROUND HIT HIS PLANE. THE AIRPLANE WAS BADLY DAMAGED AND THEY HAD TO CRASH LAND ON A RUNWAY IN BELGIUM.