Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Warren Township, Michigan
Honored By
A Grateful American
SERVED IN THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS WITH THE 308TH BOMBARDMENT WING AS A AIRPLANE MECHANIC-GUNNER IN THE AIR OFFENSIVE JAPAN, WESTERN PACIFIC AND THE CHINA OFFENSIVE. AWARDED THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER CAMPAIGN RIBBON WITH 3 BRONZE SERVICE STARS, AMERICAN THEATER CAMPAIGN RIBBON, AIR CREW MEMBER BADGE, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, 1 SERVICE STRIPE, 1 OVERSEAS SERVICE BAR AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.