Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Oregon, Missouri
Honored By
VFW Post 11242
SERVED WITH 384TH BOMB GROUP, EIGHTH AIR FORCE AS A B-17 FLYING FORTRESS BOMBER NAVIGATOR FLYING 31 MISSIONS OVER GERMAN OCCUPIED EUROPE INCLUDING SIX MISSIONS TO BERLIN. AWARDED THE DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS, AIR MEDAL WITH THREE OAK LEAF CLUSTERS, AND EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN RIBBON WITH THREE BRONZE STARS.