Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
York, Nebraska
Honored By
John F. Rauth
RADIO OPERATOR. AUGUST 1940 TO JANUARY 1942. PILOT TRAINING JANUARY 1942 TO SEPTEMBER 1942. STAFF SERGEANT, PILOT. SHOT DOWN JULY 23, 1943. FLEW AGAIN, 52 COMBAT MISSIONS. P-40 AND P-47, AFRICA AND ITALY. RETIRED AS LIEUTENANT COLONEL FROM MISSOURI AIR NATIONAL GUARD, 1969.