Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Albert Lea, Minnesota
Honored By
Daughter
HE FLEW THE B-17 AS COPILOT. THEY WERE SHOT DOWN OVER GERMANY. THERE WERE TWO OPERATING PARACHUTES AND 3 MEN. THE FARMERS WERE POINTING THE WAY BACK AS THEY HAD NO NAVIGATION. THEY MADE IT BACK SAFELY.