Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Salem, Indiana
Honored By
Gail Inglima
Relationship
Niece
TAIL TURRET GUNNER,15TH AIR FORCE, 459TH BOMB GROUP, 759 SQUADRON, 304TH WING OUT OF ITALY, COMPLETED 50 MISSIONS. DIED IN A PLANE CRASH AT FRANGIBLE BULLET GUNNERY SCHOOL, LAS VEGAS, NEVADA ON JUNE 30, 1945, ELEVEN OF THE THIRTEEN MEMBER CREW PERISHED ON A TRAINING FLIGHT.