Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Monroe, Wisconsin
Honored By
G. Holcomb
ENLISTED NOVEMBER 25, 1942 AS A PILOT TRAINEE. SERVED WITH THE 88TH FIGHTER SQUADRON (THE BURMA BANSHEES), 80TH FIGHTER GROUP, OF THE 10TH AIR FORCE. FLEW 101 COMBAT MISSIONS OVER BURMA IN THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS. AWARDED THE DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS, AIR MEDAL WITH TWO OAK LEAF CLUSTERS, ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER RIBBON WITH THREE BATTLE STARS, AMERICAN THEATER RIBBON AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.