Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Ames, Oklahoma
Honored By
A Grateful American
STAFF SERGEANT, B-24 LIBERATOR, 319TH SQUADRON (ASTERPERIOUS), 90TH BOMB GROUP 'JOLLY ROGERS', 5TH AIR FORCE, IN THE PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS. KILLED IN ACTION JUNE 29, 1944 AS PLANE DID NOT BECOME AIRBORNE AND CRASHED. MEMBER OF JOSEPH NESTLER CREW. AWARDED THE PURPLE HEART.