Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Walkerville, Montana
Honored By
Pam Cash
Relationship
Niece
WAS A BALL TURRET GUNNER WHO FLEW MISSIONS OVER EUROPE. THE PLANE HE WAS IN WAS SHOT DOWN OVER BELGIUM NEAR ANTWERP IN 1943. HE WAS A REPLACEMENT, TAKING THE PLACE OF A GUNNER WHO WAS ILL THAT DAY. THE PLANE WAS DAMAGED AND ALL CREW BAILED OUT. HE WAS INJURED IN THE EYES AND WAS A PRISONER AT STALAG 17B FOR 21 MONTHS UNTIL THEY WERE LIBERATED.