Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Burlingame, California
Honored By
Larry E. Carpenter
Relationship
Aviation Historian
SERVED AS AN AVIATION CADET STUDENT PILOT IN A AT-24C ADVANCED TRAINER, WHO WAS KILLED MARCH 29, 1944 ALONG WITH TWO OTHER CREWMEMBERS. THE AT-24C, A CONVERTED VERSION OF THE B-25 ‘MITCHELL’ MEDIUM BOMBER CRASHED AT THE ROCKY FORD AUXILIARY FIELD NEAR LA JUNTA, COLORADO.