Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Clay Center, Kansas
Honored By
Joe Arsena
Relationship
Grateful American
ENLISTED JULY 6, 1942 AT THE AGE OF 17. AMERICAN FLYER SENT TO BOMB JAPANESE COMMUNICATION TOWERS OVER THE REMOTE PACIFIC ISLAND OF CHICHI JIMA. HE WAS SHOT DOWN AND CAPTURED BY THE JAPANESE FORCES. KILLED FEBRUARY 25, 1945.