Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Nebraska
Honored By
John Meurs
SERVICE NUMBER: 37356037. RADIO OPERATOR WITH THE 491ST BOMB GROUP, 853RD BOMB SQUADRON (HEAVY) OF THE 8TH U.S. ARMY AIR FORCES, BASED IN ENGLAND. ON SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1944, HIS BOMBER, A B-24, SERIAL 41-28884, WAS ATTACKED BY GERMAN FIGHTERS ON A MISSION TO THE SYNTHETIC FUEL PLANT IN MISBURG, GERMANY. HE WAS KILLED DURING THE ATTACK OR IN THE CRASH OF THE AIRCRAFT.