Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Piqua, Ohio
Honored By
Curt Dolderer
Relationship
Fellow WWII Veteran & Admirer
SERVED HONORABLY AND GALLANTLY AS A FIGHTER PILOT. HE FIRST JOINED THE CANADIAN AIR FORCE IN ENGLAND. HE BECAME A MEMBER OF THE ROYAL AIR FORCE 'EAGLE SQUADRON' FLYING SPITFIRE AIRPLANES. LATER, FLYING WITH THE 4TH FIGHTER GROUP OF THE 8TH AIR FORCE, 'CAPTAIN COURAGEOUS' HAD 21 VICTORIES IN THE AIR.