Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Canton, Ohio
Honored By
Charles H. Jacobs
ENLISTED IN THE ARMY AIR FORCE ON OCTOBER 27, 1942 AT PATTERSON FIELD, FAIRFIELD, OHIO. RECEIVED 4 WEEKS BASIC TRAINING AND THEN WAS ASSIGNED TO SPRINGFIELD DEPOT FOR ADVANCED TRAINING. ON DECEMBER 31, 1942, WAS SENT TO THE ARMY AIR BASE AT LINCOLN, NEBRASKA FOR A COURSE IN AIRPLANE MECHANICS. REMAINED THERE UNTIL APRIL 10, 1943, WHEN AN HONORABLE DISCHARGE WAS GRANTED UNDER THE THIRTY EIGHT YEAR AGE LIMIT, WHICH WAS IN EFFECT AT THE TIME.