Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Ohio
Honored By
An Indebted American
ENLISTED IN THE SERVICE AT THE BEGINNING OF WWII. TRAINED AS A PILOT AND ENDED UP OVERSEAS FLYING THE C-46 CARGO PLANE OVER 'THE HUMP' (THE HIMALAYAS) IN THE CHINA-BURMA-INDIA THEATRE OF OPERATIONS. FLEW OVER 700 HOURS IN COMBAT. LEFT THE SERVICE AS A MAJOR. RECIPIENT OF TWO DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSSES.