Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Fort Wayne, Indiana
Honored By
Sam E. Pennartz
ENLISTED AS A PRIVATE IN THE ARMY AIR CORPS ON 11 SEPTEMBER 1942 AT TOLEDO, OHIO. SELECTED FOR THE AVIATION CADET PROGRAM AND SERVED AS A B-29 AIRCREW MEMBER ASSIGNED TO 20TH AIR FORCE, 313TH BOMB WING, 505TH BOMB GROUP (VH), 482ND BOMB SQUADRON STATIONED AT NORTH FIELD ON TINIAN IN THE MARIANA ISLANDS.