Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Nora, Illinois
Honored By
G. Holcomb
ENLISTED AND ENTERED SERVICE IN 1942. TRAINED AS AN AIRCRAFT MECHANIC IN CALIFORNIA AND THEN SERVED TWO YEARS IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS. AWARDED THE LEGION OF MERIT FOR DEVELOPING METHODS AND MACHINERY FOR RE-CALIBRATING B-24 BOMBER CARBURETORS IN THE FIELD.