Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Onawa, Iowa
Honored By
Michael R. Johnson
Relationship
Nephew
ENLISTED IN THE ARMY AIR CORPS MARCH 15, 1941, AND BECAME AN AVIATION INSTRUCTOR IN TEXAS. IN 1945 HE VOLUNTEERED FOR ACTIVE DUTY AND WAS ASSIGNED TO HIS B-29 SUPERFORTRESS, FLYING MISSIONS UNTIL BEING SHOT DOWN, JUNE 10, 1945.