Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Keota, Iowa
Honored By
Marine Veteran
SERVED IN 100TH BOMB GROUP BASED IN THORPE ABBOTS IN ENGLAND. WAS A TAIL GUNNER IN B-17 AND FLEW 32 MISSIONS. HIS GROUP LOST SO MANY MEN THEY WERE REFERRED TO AS THE 'BLOODY 100TH'.