Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Indianapolis, Indiana
Honored By
VFW Post 11242
HE WAS A CREW MEMBER ON A B-24D BOMBER THAT TOOK OFF FROM NEW GUINEA ON 27 OCTOBER 1943, ON A RECONNAISSANCE MISSION OF THE SHIPPING LANES IN THE BISMARCK SEA. THE AIRCRAFT FAILED TO RETURN TO BASE.