Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Warren, Ohio
Honored By
A Grateful American
CORPORAL, B-24 LIBERATOR, 319TH SQUADRON (ASTERPERIOUS), 90TH BOMB GROUP 'JOLLY ROGERS', 5TH AIR FORCE, IN THE PACIFIC THEATERS OF OPERATION. THE AIRCRAFT 'LADY BEVERLY' WAS LOST ON ITS FIRST COMBAT MISSION AFTER BEING HIT BY ANTI-AIRCRAFT FIRE OVER THE TARGET. MISSING AIR CREW REPORT 16076. AWARDED THE PURPLE HEART.