Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Clearwater, California
Honored By
Jerry Penry
RANK: SERGEANT. HE WAS A B-17 ‘FLYING FORTRESS’ BOMBER TAIL GUNNER, WHO WAS KILLED MAY 19, 1943 DURING AN UNSPECIFIED MISSION. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT HE HAD FALLEN OUT OF AN EMERGENCY EXIT WITHOUT A PARACHUTE IN THE VICINITY OF SCOTTSBLUFF, NEBRASKA.