Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Peoria, Illinois
Honored By
G. Holcomb
Trained as a fighter pilot and flew P-47 aircraft out of Saipan in the pacific theater of operations. later switched to flying p-38 aircraft to escort b-29 bombers on missions against Iwo Jima, Okinawa and the Japanese mainland. awarded the distinguished flying cross.