Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Ogallala, Nebraska
Honored By
Jim Adams
Relationship
Son
COMMISSIONED SECOND LIEUTENANT JANUARY, 1942, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS; TRAINED CREWS AROUND THE U.S. UNTIL FEBRUARY, 1943; STATIONED WITH THE EIGHTH AIR FORCE, 94TH BOMB GROUP (H), 332ND SQUADRON, BURY ST. EDMONDS (STATION 468), 3 MILES FROM ROUGHAM IN SUFFOLK, ENGLAND, FEBRUARY, 1943-FEBRUARY, 1944; COMPLETED 25 MISSIONS. COMMENDATIONS: PURPLE HEART, DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS WITH THREE OAK LEAF CLUSTERS, AIR MEDAL. DISCHARGED: 1946.