Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Springfield, Colorado
Honored By
Niece & Family
GRADUATED FROM AVIATION INSTITUTE OF DENVER. JOINED THE NAVY IN 1942. TRAINED AT FARRAGUT, IDAHO; NORMAN, OKLAHOMA; AND JACKSONVILLE AND BANANA RIVER, FLORIDA IN THE NAVAL AIR TECHNICAL AND GUNNER SCHOOL. KILLED ON OCTOBER 19, 1944 DURING EVACUATION OF THEIR BASE AHEAD OF A HURRICANE AT THE NAVAL AIR TECHNICAL AND GUNNER SCHOOL IN BANANA RIVER, FLORIDA.