Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Paoli, Indiana
Honored By
Grateful American
Entered service on 10 February 1941 at Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana. Served in the Aleutian Campaign with the 11th Air Force, 343rd Fighter Group flying P-40 Warhawks and the 901st Army Air Force Base Unit Tactical Unit. Pilot of a P-51D Mustang, No. 44-13258. Killed in a mid-air collision on 14 June 1944; 10 miles West by North of AAF Orlando, Florida. Rank Captain.