Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Battle Creek, Michigan
Honored By
NSCD XVII Century, Timucua Chapter, FL
ENLISTED IN 1942 AND ENTERED ACTIVE DUTY IN FEBRUARY 1943. GRADUATED FROM AVIATION CADETS AS A SECOND LIEUTENANT IN FEBRUARY 1944. AFTER FURTHER TRAINING HE WAS ASSIGNED TO THE 9TH AIR FORCE, 50TH FIGHTER GROUP, 10TH FIGHTER SQUADRON IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS AS A P-47 THUNDERBOLT FIGHTER PILOT, COMPLETING 87 MISSIONS.