Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Tracy, Minnesota
Honored By
Gene & Mary Moxley
SERGEANT. BALL TURRET GUNNER ON A B-24 LIBERATOR NAMED 'PUSS'. SERVED WITH THE 15TH AIR FORCE, 55TH BOMB WING, 465TH BOMB GROUP, 783RD SQUADRON. STATIONED AT PANTANELLA AIR BASE, ITALY. SHOT DOWN ON OCTOBER 20, 1944 ON A COMBAT MISSION TO PRIEN, GERMANY. BAILED OUT OF HIS BATTLE DAMAGED AIRCRAFT. CAPTURED AND HELD PRISONER OF WAR.