Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Madison County, Iowa
Honored By
Helen Flaugh Waltz
Relationship
Sister
WAS THE FIRST DRAFTEE FROM MADISON COUNTY, IOWA, FEBRUARY 7, 1941. HE TRANSFERRED TO THE ARMY AIR FORCES IN OCTOBER 1942. HE WAS REPORTED MISSING WHEN HIS B-24 BOMBER WENT DOWN OVER THE RHINE RIVER FEBRUARY 22, 1944. HE RECEIVED THE AIR MEDAL AND PURPLE HEART.