Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Ross, California
Honored By
Mrs. Joan Hildebrandt
Entered the Navy, 1939. Graduated 1940. Instructor, Pensacola. First Pilot to Corpus Christi, 1943, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands, UF-33. Became an Ace. Received the Distinguished Flying Cross, Purple Heart, Victory Medal, American Campaign Medal and American Defense Medal.