Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Canton, Ohio
Honored By
Denise, Eddy, Cole, Grant & Troy Richter
Relationship
Daughter, Son in-law & Grandsons
STAFF SERGEANT. SERVED FROM NOVEMBER 1942 TO SEPTEMBER 1945 AS RADIO OPERATOR ON C-47 TROOP CARRIERS. PARTICIPATED IN THE AMERICAN, EUROPEAN AND AFRICAN CAMPAIGNS. SERVED IN FRANCE, GERMANY, HOLLAND, ITALY AND BELGIUM. RECIPIENT OF THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL, AIR MEDAL WITH TWO OAK LEAF CLUSTERS, FRENCH D-DAY MEDAL AND GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL.