Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Cushing, Oklahoma
Honored By
William Beigel
HE WAS SERVING WITH THE 419TH NIGHT FIGHTER SQUADRON, 13TH ARMY AIR FORCE, WHEN HIS PLANE WAS MISSING IN ACTION ON OCTOBER 18, 1944, OVER WAIGEO ISLAND, NEW GUINEA. HE WAS ON AN EARLY MORNING INTERCEPTOR MISSION WHEN LOST.