Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Springfield, Ohio
Honored By
Honor Flight
SERVED FROM MARCH 1943 TO NOVEMBER 1945. SERVED IN EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS AS A STAFF SERGEANT WITH THE 8TH AIR FORCE, 562ND SQUADRON, 388TH BOMB GROUP. HE WAS TAIL GUNNER ON A B-17H WITH 12 MISSIONS AND 2 MISSIONS OVER BERLIN, GERMANY. HE WAS AWARDED THE AIR MEDAL WITH 1 OAK LEAF CLUSTER, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, DISTINGUISHED UNIT BADGE WITH 1 OAK LEAF CLUSTER, AMERICAN THEATER SERVICE MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN MEDAL WITH 3 BRONZE STARS.