Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Sioux City, Iowa
Honored By
Jack Henry Dyer
Relationship
Self
SERGEANT. SERVED IN ARMY AIRWAYS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, 147TH SQUADRON AS A RADIO OPERATOR. MORSE CODE TO ISLANDS IN CENTRAL PACIFIC. AIDED AERIAL NAVIGATION FOR B-29'S, DISORIENTED RETURNING FROM JAPAN. IWO JIMA; MARCH 1945 - OCTOBER 1945, TRUK; OCTOBER 1945 - FEBRUARY 1946. AWARDED BRONZE STAR.