Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Palmyra, Missouri
Honored By
Kim Eichhoff Belgarde
Relationship
Daughter
ASSIGNED TO 558TH SQUADRON, 387TH GROUP, NINTH AIR FORCE. PILOTED 39 BOMBING MISSIONS FROM FRANCE AND THE NETHERLANDS. COMPLETED EUROPEAN TOUR AS FLIGHT COMMANDER AND 1ST LIEUTENANT, RECEIVING PRESIDENTIAL CITATION, 7 AIR MEDALS AND THE DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS.