Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Cushing, Iowa
Honored By
Holstein, Iowa American Legion
ENLISTED DECEMBER 17, 1941, 10 DAYS AFTER PEARL HARBOR. SERVED AS A NAVIGATOR ON A LIBERATOR BOMBER. AWARDED AN AIR MEDAL FOR A SPECIAL MISSION. REPORTED MISSING MAY 8, 1944 AND ON OCTOBER 27, 1944 HE WAS REPORTED KILLED IN ACTION ON A COMBAT MISSION IN THE NETHERLANDS EAST INDIES.