Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Washtenaw County, Michigan
Honored By
500th Bomb Group Memorial Association
RADIO OPERATOR OF Z-SQUARE 26, 'TOKYO LOCAL', OF THE 882ND SQUADRON, 500TH BOMB GROUP. LOST AFTER BEING HIT BY FLAK IN TWO ENGINES AFTER THE BOMBING OF THE MITSUBISHI AIRCRAFT ENGINE PLANT NEAR NAGOYA. THE PLANE LOST ALTITUDE BUT MADE IT OUT SEA. THE PLANE DITCHED BUT THERE WERE NO SURVIVORS.