Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Boone, Iowa
Honored By
Walton Haddix
FLEW 35 MISSIONS AS A B-24 PILOT STATIONED IN NORTHERN AFRICA AND ITALY. HE WAS AWARDED THE DISTINGUSHED FLYING CROSS, THE AIR MEDAL WITH FOUR OAK CLUSTERS, THE DISTINGUISHED UNIT CITATION AND THE EUROPEAN THEATER RIBBON WITH 8 BATTLE STARS.