Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Knox, North Dakota
Honored By
Alton Leroy Perington
Relationship
self
STAFF SERGEANT. TAIL GUNNER, 50 MISSIONS OVER ENEMY TERRITORY. SERVED WITH THE 464TH BOMB GROUP IN ITALY. AWARDED THE CERTIFICATE OF VALOR, DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS, 8 AIR MEDALS, PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER CAMPAIGN MEDAL, BRONZE SERVICE STAR, WWII VICTORY MEDAL AND THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL. HONORABLY DISCHARGED ON SEPTEMBER 26, 1945.