Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Madison, Wisconsin
Honored By
Jan Heather Wagner
Relationship
Daughter
SERVED AS A NAVIGATOR AND BOMBARDIER IN THE ARMY AIR CORPS FROM 1941 TO 1945, AFTER ENLISTING PRIOR TO PEARL HARBOR. STATIONED IN NORTH AFRICA AND WAS CAPTURED BY GERMAN TROOPS AFTER BEING SHOT DOWN IN COMBAT, SPENDING ALMOST 2 YEARS IN STALAG LUFT III POW CAMP IN SAGAN (NOW ZAGAN, POLAND).