Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Batavia, Wisconsin
Honored By
Frederick Herdrich
Served in the 13th Air Force, South Pacific. Served on Fiji Islands, Russell Islands, Guadalcanal and Bougainville Island, 1942-1944. On the ship USS Monroe on the outskirts of Hawaii when it was being bombed on way to the Philippines. Returned to San Francisco to defend the west coast.