Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Peoria, Illinois
Honored By
Mary C. Winters
Relationship
Daughter
SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER. WAS AWARDED AN AIR MEDAL AND A PURPLE HEART WHEN HIS PLANE WAS SHOT DOWN IN HOLLAND. WAS PART OF THE 306TH BOMB GROUP, 368TH BOMB SQUADRON, 8TH AIR FORCE. HELD THE RANK OF TECHNICAL SERGEANT WITH 5 STRIPES AT THE TIME OF HIS HONORABLE DISCHARGE.