Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Marshfield, Oregon
Honored By
Scott Ferguson
Relationship
Son
RECEIVED 3 NAVY CROSSES, 1 DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS AND 3 AIR MEDALS FOR DIVE BOMBING WITH VB-6 USS HANCOCK CV-19, AND EARLIER AT TRUK ISLAND 1944, WITH CV-11 USS INTREPID. LATER WAS NAVAL TEST PILOT AT COLUMBUS, OHIO. 1500 TEST FLIGHTS WITH US NAVY AND NORTH AMERICAN AVIATION.