Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Crawford County, Michigan
Honored By
L. Forwerck
STAFF SERGEANT AERIAL ENGINEER AND WAIST GUNNER, WAS POSTHUMOUSLY AWARDED THE AIR MEDAL WITH TWO OAK LEAF CLUSTERS FOR EXCEPTIONALLY MERITORIOUS ACHIEVEMENT WHILE PARTICIPATING IN 15 SEPARATE BOMBER MISSIONS OVER ENEMY OCCUPIED CONTINENTAL EUROPE. KILLED IN ACTION WHILE ON A BOMBING MISSION OVER BERLIN ON MARCH 6, 1944.