Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Ohio
Honored By
John Meurs
SERVICE NUMBER: 01012030. PILOT WITH THE 91ST BOMB GROUP, 324TH BOMB SQUADRON OF THE 8TH ARMY AIR FORCE, BASED IN ENGLAND. ON SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1944, HIS AIRCRAFT, THE B-17G (SERIAL # 42-31515, WILD HARE), WAS SHOT DOWN BY GERMAN FIGHTERS ON A MISSION TO THE ALTENBEKEN RAILROAD VIADUCT IN GERMANY. HE SAVED HIMSELF BY PARACHUTE.