Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Nephi, Utah
Honored By
Marcia Pexton Peura
Relationship
Niece
ENLISTED IN THE ARMY AIR CORPS JUNE 11, 1943 AT THE AGE OF 19; TRAINED AS AN AVIATION CADET IN TEXAS, ARKANSAS, AND OKLAHOMA; COMMISSIONED AS A FLIGHT OFFICER AND SINGLE ENGINE PILOT IN 1945 AT ALOE ARMY AIR BASE, VICTORIA, TEXAS, A FEW MONTHS BEFORE THE WAR ENDED.