Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Kalispell, Montana
Honored By
Pearl Thomas
He was called to active duty and was a member of the team working on the development of the B-29. He worked primarily on the 2,200 horsepower engines, which tended to overheat. He was sent to the Mariana Islands, from which the B-29 aircraft began bombing Japan in early 1945. Served from 1940 to 1945.