Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Grand Rapids, Michigan
Honored By
Marian Walker
Relationship
Spouse
SERVED FROM 1942 TO 1946 AS A B-17 AIRCRAFT PILOT BASED IN BASSINGBOURN, ENGLAND, 322ND BOMB SQUADRON, 91ST BOMB GROUP, 8TH AIR FORCE. PARTICIPATED IN 25 BOMBING MISSIONS OVER GERMANY. AWARDED 2 PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATIONS AND THE DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS. HONORED BY A VISIT FROM THE KING AND QUEEN OF ENGLAND.