Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Ida Grove, Iowa
Honored By
Ida Grove American Legion
ENTERED SERVICE JANUARY 25, 1943. BASIC TRAINING, STUDENT ARMORER, STUDENT GUNNER, ARMORER GUNNER, AERIAL GUNNER. COMPLETED 29 COMBAT MISSIONS AS AN ARMORER GUNNER. BATTLES: NORMANDY, NORTHERN FRANCE, RHINELAND, AIR OFFENSIVE, EUROPE. MEDALS: EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN RIBBON, AIR MEDAL 3 OAK LEAF CLUSTERS. DISCHARGED OCTOBER 19, 1945.