Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Walbridge, Ohio
Honored By
Richard B. Corado
INDUCTED FEBRUARY 16, 1943 AND SENT TO ACF SCHOOL IN LINCOLN, NEBRASKA. FINISHED TRAINING AT NORTH AMERICAN AIRCRAFT SCHOOL. TRAINED AS A P-51 MECHANIC. SERVED WITH 3RD AIR FORCE SERVICING AIR CRAFT IN THE PERSIAN GULF AND NORTH AFRICA. RECEIVED EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATRE MEDAL, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL. DISCHARGED APRIL 11, 1946.