Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Northcote, Minnesota
Honored By
Gene & Mary Moxley
SERGEANT. TAIL TURRET GUNNER ON A B-24 LIBERATOR. SERVED WITH THE 15TH AIR FORCE, 55TH BOMB WING, 465TH BOMB GROUP, 783RD SQUADRON. STATIONED AT PANTANELLA AIR BASE, ITALY. SHOT DOWN ON NOVEMBER 16, 1944 ON A COMBAT MISSION TO MUNICH, GERMANY. BAILED OUT OF HIS BATTLE DAMAGED AIRCRAFT. RESCUED BY PARTISANS AND RETURNED TO ITALY.