Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Omaha, Nebraska
Honored By
Mr. Albert Wartchow
Relationship
Brother
PILOT OF B-24 LIBERATOR AIRCRAFT IN 20TH COMBAT MAPPING SQUADRON. FLEW UNESCORTED BY FIGHTER PLANES AND EXPOSED CONVOY OF JAPANESE WARSHIPS IN SIBUYAN SEA WHICH WERE HEADED FOR THE BATTLE OF LEYTE GULF ON OCTOBER 24, 1944. AWARDED DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS.