Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Topeka, Kansas
Honored By
Randall McDaniel
SERVED IN THE U.S. ARMY AIR CORPS AS A 15TH AIR FORCE B-17 NAVIGATOR. HE FLEW 32 COMBAT MISSIONS IN NORTH AFRICA AND ITALY. HIS AIRCRAFT WAS SHOT DOWN OVER GERMANY, SERVING AS A PRISONER OF WAR FOR 16 MONTHS AT THE STALAG LUFT 1 PRISON CAMP. HE WAS LIBERATED IN 1945.