Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Austin, Minnesota
Honored By
G. Holcomb
ENLISTED IN 1941 AND ATTENDED ENGINEER OFFICER TRAINING SCHOOL. ATTACHED TO THE ROYAL AIR FORCE AND SERVED ON STATIONS ON THE ISLE OF WIGHT AND THE SHETLAND ISLANDS. LATER ASSIGNED TO THE AIR FORCE SCHOOL OF APPLIED TACTICS THAT CALIBRATED RADAR SITES IN NORTH AFRICA, ITALY, SARDINIA AND CORSICA.