Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Farmer City, Illinois
Honored By
John Overton
Relationship
Friend
AS AN AIRCRAFT ENGINEERING OFFICER, HE KEPT PLANES AIR WORTHY. SERVED FROM NORTH AFRICA THROUGH ITALY TO THE PO VALLEY. FOR MERITORIOUS SERVICE, RECEIVED THE BRONZE STAR, WHICH ARRIVED 52 YEARS LATER AFTER CONSIDERABLE CORRESPONDENCE.