Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Topeka, Kansas
Honored By
A Grateful American
SERVED WITH THE 20TH AIR FORCE AS A B-29 BOMBER SENIOR GUNNER ON 31 COMBAT MISSIONS FROM INDIA, CHINA AND TINIAN OVER JAPAN AS WELL AS OCCUPIED TERRITORIES OF CHINA AND BURMA. RECIPIENT OF THE DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS, FOUR AIR MEDALS AND THE PACIFIC CAMPAIGN RIBBON WITH FOUR BATTLE STARS.