Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
St. Louis, Missouri
Honored By
Susan E. Brown
Relationship
Daughter
BALL TURRET (BELLY) GUNNER, B-24; SHOT DOWN OVER YUGOSLAVIA, JUNE 11, 1944. HIDDEN FROM THE GERMANS FOR OVER 2 MONTHS BY GENERAL MICHALOVICH'S CHETNIK FORCES UNTIL HE AND HIS ENTIRE CREW WERE RESCUED DURING HALYARD MISSION ALONG WITH OVER 500 OTHERS. RECEIVED PURPLE HEART, AIR MEDAL, 4 BRONZE STARS.