Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown
Liberty, Nebraska
Honored By
Warren R. Miller, M.D.
Relationship
Friend
JOINED THE MARINE AIR FORCE DIRECTLY FROM COLLEGE IN 1942. TRAINED AT PENSACOLA, FLORIDA AND BECAME A FIGHTER PILOT WITH THE FIRST MARINE DIVISION. HE WAS KILLED DURING THE INVASION OF GUADALCANAL IN AUGUST, 1942. AWARDED THE PURPLE HEART.