Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Grandville, Michigan
Honored By
A Grateful American
HE SERVED AS A BOMBER RADIO OPERATOR, FLYING 32 MISSIONS INCLUDING BATTLE CAMPAIGNS IN THE NORTH APENNINES, PO VALLEY AND THE RHINELAND, EARNING 3 BRONZE STARS, AIR MEDAL AND PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION FOR MERITORIOUS SERVICE. HE WAS ALSO A QUALIFIED MARKSMAN.