Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Paris, Illinois
Honored By
Jim Synan
LEFT WAIST GUNNER, B-17 AIRCRAFT 'THE MONITOR', 305TH BOMB GROUP, 365TH SQUADRON. SHOT DOWN OVER GERMANY 24 MAY 1944. SPENT NEXT 8 MONTHS IN STALAG LUFT 4 AS A PRISONER OF WAR.