Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Pomeroy, Ohio
Honored By
Dennis Hawley
ENLISTED IN THE NAVY IN 1943; FLEW B-17, B-24 AND B-29 AIRCRAFT IN THE PACIFIC THEATER. AERIAL RECONNAISSANCE PHOTOGRAPHY OVER HEAVILY DEFENDED ENEMY TERRITORY PREPARED TROOPS FOR THE INVASION OF IWO JIMA AND OKINAWA. AWARDED THE DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS.