Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Bloomington, Illinois
Honored By
James A. Adams
Flew P-40L off Aircraft Carrier USS Ranger CV-4 into Casablanca, Morocco on February 23, 1943. Traded P-40 Aircraft for Royal Air Force Spitfire Mk V for combat through North Africa, Sicily, Corsica. Flew P-51 Mustangs from April 20, 1944 to July 5, 1944 in Italy.