Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Dayton, Ohio
Honored By
Gerber Chapel
SERVED IN THE OHIO 37TH DIVISION FIELD ARTILLERY WITH THE RANK OF STAFF SERGEANT. HE WAS A LIAISON PILOT SERVING IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC. FLEW AT LOW ALTITUDE WITH A SINGLE ENGINE STENSON L5 PROP PLANE THAT HE ASSEMBLED TO LOCATE JAPANESE ARTILLERY AND THEN CALL IN FIGHTER PILOTS TO BOMB THE TARGETS.