Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Milan, Ohio
Honored By
Marvin A. Weilnau
SERVED AS B-17 PILOT IN THE 419TH BOMB SQUADRON OF THE 301ST BOMB GROUP, 15TH AIR FORCE IN ITALY. FLEW 29 SORTIES BEFORE THE WAR ENDED. AWARDED THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN RIBBON WITH 4 BATTLE STARS, AIR MEDAL WITH 2 CLUSTERS AND THE DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS.