Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Boone County, Iowa
Honored By
A Grateful American
CAPTAIN, B-24 LIBERATOR, 400TH SQUADRON 'BLACK PIRATES', 90TH BOMB GROUP (JOLLY ROGERS), FIFTH AIR FORCE, IN THE PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS. ON JUNE 6, 1945, A PLANE THAT HE PILOTED CRASHED KILLING ALL CREW AND PASSENGERS. THEY WERE GOING TO MANILA FOR LEAVE. MISSING AIR CREW REPORT 14608. AWARDED: AIR MEDAL WITH 3 OAK LEAF CLUSTERS.