Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Shawnee, Oklahoma
Honored By
Pottawatomie County Historical Society
KILLED IN ACTION MARCH 14, 1945 OFF THE COAST OF CHINA WITH 823RD BOMB SQUADRON, 38TH BOMB GROUP WHILE TRANSPORTING SUPPLIES WHEN ENEMY FIRE FORCED HIS PLANE DOWN AND IT STRUCK A LANDMINE WHILE LANDING.