Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Boone, Iowa
Honored By
Edwin A. Hicklin
Relationship
Friend
SERVED AS A B-17 PILOT AND WAS ASSIGNED TO THE 457TH BOMB GROUP, 751ST SQUADRON, 8TH AIR FORCE STATIONED IN ENGLAND. FLEW 32 COMBAT MISSIONS OVER EUROPE. AWARDED THE DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS, AIR MEDAL WITH 3 OAK LEAF CLUSTERS, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER RIBBON AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL. ATTAINED RANK OF CAPTAIN.