Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Spencer, Iowa
Honored By
Shirley
Relationship
Wife
ASSIGNED DUTY AS A NAVIGATOR AND CO-PILOT FLYING B-24 BOMBERS. SAW ACTION IN IWO JIMA AND MADE BOMBING RUNS ON JAPAN. WHEN V-J DAY WAS DECLARED, UNIT SENT TO GUAM FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME BEFORE RETURNING TO CONTINENTAL U.S. SERVED AS A LIEUTENANT JUNIOR GRADE.