Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Battle Creek, Michigan
Honored By
Arnold A. Wright
Relationship
Friend
AS A PILOT FLYING AT NIGHT ON A MISSION TO AN AIRFIELD IN SIDI ANISH, EGYPT ON OCTOBER 4, 1942 HIS AIRCRAFT WAS SHOT DOWN BY FLAK OVER SIDI ANISH. HE BAILED OUT, WAS CAPTURED AND WAS THE 34TH AMERICAN AIRMAN CONFINED TO STALAG LUFT III.