Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Toledo, Ohio
Honored By
Margaret J. Betz
Relationship
Wife
SERVED AS STAFF SERGEANT IN ITALY WITH 15TH AIR FORCE. WAS MISSING IN ACTION AFTER BAILING OUT OF B-24. RETURNED TO ALLIED FORCES. MEMBER OF THE CATERPILLAR CLUB FOR BAILING OUT OF THE AIRCRAFT ON OCTOBER 13, 1944. AWARDED PURPLE HEART, OVERSEAS SERVICE BAR, AND 2 BRONZE STARS.