Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Brookings, South Dakota
Honored By
Missouri DAV Chapter 67
HE WAS A P-47 THUNDERBOLT PILOT WHO DIED APRIL 17, 1945, WHILE ON A COMBAT MISSION NEAR DRESDEN, GERMANY. HE WAS ASSIGNED TO THE 49TH FIGHTER SQUADRON, 48TH FIGHTER GROUP, 9TH AIR FORCE.