Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Green Bay, Wisconsin
Honored By
Friends & Family
SERVED AS A WAIST GUNNER AND RADIOMAN ON A B-24 BOMBER THAT SHOT DOWN SIX JAPANESE ZEROS IN A 35 MINUTE SKIRMISH. HE RECEIVED A DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS WITH AN OAK LEAF CLUSTER FOR HIS HEROISM, AND AIR MEDAL WITH 8 OAK LEAF CLUSTERS. HE SAW ACTION AT GUADALCANAL, IN THE NORTHERN SOLOMON ISLANDS AND IN THE CENTRAL PACIFIC CAMPAIGN.