Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Dallas, Oregon
Honored By
Eldon E. Bevens
SERVED FROM 1943 TO 1946. MEMBER OF THE 8TH AIR FORCE, 390TH BOMB GROUP, 570TH BOMB SQUADRON. B-17 COMBAT CREW, BALL TURRET GUNNER. WOUNDED ON SIXTH COMBAT MISSION. IN MAY 1945, FLEW ON FOOD MISSION FROM ENGLAND TO HOLLAND, DROPPING FOOD RATHER THAN BOMBS.