Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Illinois
HE SERVED AS A CREWMAN ON B-24 BOMBERS AND AS A MEMBER OF THE 461ST BOMBARDMENT GROUP OF THE 15TH AIR FORCE, FROM BASES IN ITALY. HE WAS LOST ON A MISSION ON DECEMBER 17, 1944 IN WHICH MOST OF HIS FELLOW CREWMEN WERE EITHER LOST OR TAKEN POW.