Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Lenawee County, Michigan
Honored By
Alexander Jacobs, Jr.
SERVED WITH THE 20TH AIR FORCE, 6TH BOMB GROUP, 24TH BOMB SQUADRON ON TINIAN ISLAND, NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS. PILOT ON THE B-29 SUPERFORTRESS 'FORTUNES FOLLIES', WHICH CRASHED INTO THE SEA SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF WHILE ON A MISSION TO NAGOYA, JAPAN ON APRIL 8, 1945. AWARDED AIR MEDAL WITH OAK LEAF CLUSTER AND PURPLE HEART.