Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Powhattan, Kansas
Honored By
Sharps Funeral Homes & Lawrence Ruhstorfer
CORPORAL. SERVED AS A CLERK TYPIST AND WAS ALSO AN AIRPLANE AND ENGINE MECHANIC. PERSONNEL CLERK IN CHARGE OF ALL RECORDS OF ENLISTED MEN IN THE SQUADRON. ALSO PERFORMED GENERAL REPAIRS ON AIRPLANES, AIRPLANE ENGINES AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS. PRE-FLIGHTED AIRPLANES AND PERFORMED 50 HOUR INSPECTIONS. QUALIFIED MARKSMAN WITH PISTOL AND SHARP-SHOOTER WITH CARBINE. RECEIVED WWII VICTORY MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN RIBBON, AND GOOD CONDUCT RIBBON. HONORABLY DISCHARGED.