Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Cedar Falls, Iowa
Honored By
The Porter Family
SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS WITH THE 388TH ARMY AIR FORCE BASE UNIT AS A B-24 PILOT IN RHINELAND, ARDENNES AND CENTRAL EUROPE. AWARDED THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER CAMPAIGN RIBBON WITH THREE BRONZE SERVICE STARS, AIR MEDAL WITH FOUR OAK LEAF CLUSTERS AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.