Hometown
Longview, Washington
Honored By
A Grateful American
AMERICAN CITIZEN WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE BRITISH COMMONWEALTH AIR TRAINING PLAN, HELD THE RANK OF LEADING AIRCRAFTMAN AND SERVED AS A PILOT IN THE ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE. KILLED IN A FLYING ACCIDENT AT THE AGE OF 21 WHILE SERVING AT NO. 36 SERVICE FLYING TRAINING SCHOOL, PENHOLD, ALBERTA WHEN HIS AIRSPEED AS.10 OXFORD (AS734) CRASHED NEAR ECKVILLE, ALBERTA, CANADA ON JULY 14, 1943. INURNED AT THE IRIS COLUMBARIUM, FOREST LAWN MEMORIAL PARK, GLENDALE, CALIFORNIA.