Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
West Chester, Pennsylvania
Honored By
Christine West
Relationship
Daughter
TRAINED TO FLY B-29 AIRCRAFT AT RANDOLPH FIELD IN TEXAS, 1942. SHIPPED TO ISLAND OF SAIPAN JULY 29, 1945, AND TO ISLAND OF GUAM OCTOBER 8, 1945. PARTICIPATED IN LAST BOMBING RAID ON JAPAN EVE OF SURRENDER AUGUST 13, 1945. NAME OF HIS PLANE 'CHARACTER CARRIAGE'. MEDALS: AMERICAN THEATRE RIBBON, AMERICAN DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATRE RIBBON WITH 2 STARS.