Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Jackson County, Missouri
Honored By
Pottawatomie County (OK) Historical Society
KILLED IN ACTION ON 27 DECEMBER 44 OVER TOKYO ON BOMBING MISSION WHEN HIS B-29 SHOT DOWN 8 JAPANESE PLANES. TOOK OUT 3 BY COLLISION BEFORE CRASHING. AWARDED THE SILVER STAR.