Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Farmer City, Illinois
Honored By
John W. Overton
A PILOT, FLIGHT LEADER AND OPERATIONS OFFICER IN 320TH BOMB GROUP, 444TH BOMB SQUADRON, 12TH AIR FORCE IN EUROPEAN THEATER. FLEW AND TRAINED PILOTS FOR B-26 AND B-29 BOMBERS. HAD COMPLETED 40 BOMBING MISSIONS AND 10 SUBMARINE PATROLS BY HIS 23RD BIRTHDAY. AWARDED THE PURPLE HEART, AIR MEDAL AND DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS MEDAL.