Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Green Bay, Wisconsin
Honored By
M. Gearhart
SERVED FROM 1942 TO 1945 IN THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN WITH THE 81ST FIGHTER SQUADRON, 9TH AIR FORCE AS A P-47 THUNDERBOLT PILOT IN 78 COMBAT MISSIONS OVER EUROPE. RECEIVED THE DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS, D-DAY INVASION MEDAL, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, BELGIAN CROIX DE GUERRE, 17 AIR MEDALS AND THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL. CREDITED WITH DESTROYING 4 FW-190'S IN AERIAL COMBAT.