Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Nogales, Arizona
Honored By
Family
ENTERED THE UNITED STATES ARMY AIR FORCES ON JANUARY 23, 1942 IN PHOENIX, ARIZONA. SERVED WITH THE 331ST BOMB SQUADRON, 94TH BOMB GROUP, 8TH AIR FORCE IN THE AIR OFFENSIVE EUROPE, NORMANDY, NORTHERN FRANCE, CENTRAL EUROPE AND THE RHINELAND. AWARDED THE PURPLE HEART, PRISONER OF WAR MEDAL, AIR MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, WWII VICTORY MEDAL AND THE AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL. RECEIVED AN HONORABLE DISCHARGE ON SEPTEMBER 25, 1945.