Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Des Moines, Iowa
Honored By
A Grateful American
SECOND LIEUTENANT, PILOT, B-24 LIBERATOR, 320TH SQUADRON (MOBY DICK), 90TH BOMB GROUP 'JOLLY ROGERS', 5TH AIR FORCE, IN THE PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS. DIED MARCH 22, 1944, WHILE FLYING THE 'WEEZIE' ON A COURIER FLIGHT FROM 7-MILE DROME (JACKSON AIRPORT) TO NADZAB AIRFIELD. THE PLANE CRASHED INTO MOUNT THUMB, KILLING ALL ABOARD. MISSING AIR CREW REPORT 4090.