Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
FOLLOWING GRADUATION, HE ENLISTED IN THE U.S. ARMY IN 1943. FOLLOWING ARMY AIR CORPS PILOT TRAINING, FLEW 32 COMBAT MISSIONS IN ENGLAND AS A B-24 PILOT WITH THE 8TH AIR FORCE, 392ND BOMB GROUP. WAS AWARDED THE AIR MEDAL AND DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS. HE COMPLETED HIS SERVICE ASSIGNED TO THE AIR TRANSPORT COMMAND DELIVERING AIRCRAFT IN THE CONTINENTAL U.S., TO THE SOUTH PACIFIC AND AUSTRALIA.