Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Hastings, Nebraska
Honored By
A Fellow Veteran
HE SERVED OUR NATION AS A PROFESSIONAL NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICER WITH THE 319TH FIGHTER SQUADRON, WHICH WAS PART OF THE 12TH AIR FORCE AND THEN THE 15TH AIR FORCE. HE AND HIS UNIT SERVED WITH DISTINCTION AND VALOR IN MANY CAMPAIGNS IN THE LIBERATION OF NORTH AFRICA AND OF ITALY.