Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Olney, Illinois
Honored By
A Friend
HE ENLISTED IN THE ARMY AIR CORPS AND SERVED 39 MONTHS AS A PILOT FLYING P-47 FIGHTER PLANES. EARNED TWO BATTLE STARS, AIR MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER RIBBONS, WWII VICTORY AND OCCUPATION RIBBONS AND THE PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION.