Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Dubuque, Iowa
ENLISTED IN THE ARMY AIR CORPS AS A PRIVATE ON NOVEMBER 5, 1942. SEPARATED IN DECEMBER 1945. HE SERVED AS A BOMBARDIER, NAVIGATOR IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS AND FLEW 56 MISSIONS WITH THE 15TH AIR FORCE STATIONED IN VENOSA, ITALY.