Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Los Angeles, California
Honored By
Nick Gonzales, Suzanne Sotelo
Relationship
Son and Daughter
ENLISTED OCTOBER 1942 IN LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA. SERVED IN 86TH AIR TRANSPORTATION SQUADRON; FIRST AS A MACHINIST THEN AS A RADIO OPERATOR. SERVED IN ARDENNES, RHINELAND, CENTRAL EUROPE AND CENTRAL BURMA. AWARDED AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AIR MEDAL AND DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS. DISCHARGED DECEMBER 11, 1945.