Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Arthur, Iowa
Honored By
Ida Grove American Legion
ENTERED SERVICE ON APRIL 1, 1943. PRE-FLIGHT AT ELLINGTON FIELD. COMBAT TRAINING. WAITING FOR ORDERS TO GO OVERSEAS WHEN KILLED IN A CRASH OF A B-24 LIBERATOR BOMBER IN CALIFORNIA ON AUGUST 23, 1944. RECEIVED THE GUNNERS WINGS JANUARY 1944 AND SILVER WINGS JUNE 10, 1944.