Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Sedalia, Missouri
Honored By
Robert S. Cox
TRAINED AS A PILOT DURING THE WAR. SERVED IN THE AMERICAN THEATER. AWARDED THE AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL. HONORABLY DISCHARGED IN 1944 AND ISSUED THE HONORABLE SERVICE LAPEL BUTTON. CONTINUED IN AIR FORCE RESERVE SERVICE AFTER THE WAR UNTIL RECALLED TO ACTIVE DUTY. AFTER RELEASE FROM ACTIVE DUTY, SERVED UNTIL HIS RETIREMENT FROM THE AIR FORCE RESERVE WITH THE RANK OF LIEUTENANT COLONEL.